bahagya

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay bahagia (happy; good fortune) with semantic shift, from Sanskrit भाग्य (bhāgya). Compare bahagi.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bahagyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜄ᜔ᜌ)

  1. slight; little; scant
    Synonyms: katiting, kaunti

Adverb

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bahagyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜄ᜔ᜌ)

  1. slightly; a little
  2. scarcely; barely
  3. hardly

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page xiv