kahirapan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cahirapan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kahiˈɾapan/ [kɐ.hɪˈɾaː.pɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -apan
- Syllabification: ka‧hi‧ra‧pan
Noun
kahirapan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜇᜉᜈ᜔)
- hardship; difficulty
- Synonym: adbersidad
- Antonyms: kadalian, kaalwanan, kaginhawahan
- poverty
- suffering
- Synonyms: paghihirap, pagtitiis, pagdurusa
- lack; scarcity
- Synonyms: kakulangan, kasalatan, kakapusan, kagipitan, paghihikahos
See also
Further reading
- “kahirapan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “kahirapan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018