kakulangan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cacolang̃an — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From kulang +‎ ka- -an. Cognate to Malay kekurangan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kakulaˈŋan/ [kɐ.xʊ.lɐˈŋan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧ku‧la‧ngan

Noun

kakulangán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜓᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

1. lack; deficiency; shortage

   Synonym: depisyensiya

Related terms

• pagkukulang

Further reading

• “kakulangan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018