kahirapan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cahirapan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From hirap +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kahiˈɾapan/ [kɐ.hɪˈɾa.pɐn]
• Rhymes: -apan
• Syllabification: ka‧hi‧ra‧pan

Noun

kahirapan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜇᜉᜈ᜔)

1. hardship; difficulty

   Antonyms: kadalian, kaalwanan

2. poverty

   Synonyms: karalitaan, pagdaralita, karukhaan, pagdurukha, (obsolete) damot, (obsolete) impok

3. suffering

   Synonyms: paghihirap, pagtitiis, pagdurusa

4. lack; scarcity

   Synonyms: kakulangan, kasalatan, kakapusan