hirap

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidap (“suffer, bear hardships”). Cognate with Pangasinan irap (“hardships, torment”), Malay idap or Malay hidap (“protraction (of illness or sorrow)”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈhi.ɾap/, [ˈhi.rap]

Noun

hírap

1. difficulty; hardship (as of a task or action)

   Antonyms: alwan, dali

2. poverty

   Synonyms: dalita, karalitaan, karukhaan, pagdarahop, pamumulubi

   Antonyms: yaman, ginhawa, diwasa, kariwasaan

3. suffering; affliction

   Synonyms: pagtitiis, dusa, pagdurusa

   Antonyms: alwan, gaan, ginhawa

4. (medicine) pains or labor in childbirth

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /hiˈɾap/, [hiˈrap]

Adjective

hiráp

1. poor; indigent; destitute; needy

   Synonyms: dukha, maralita, mahirap, pobre

   Antonyms: mayaman, mariwasa

2. tired; weary; exhausted

   Synonyms: pagod, napapagod, hapo

3. overburdened, burdened with too much work

   Synonyms: matrabaho, tigib

Derived terms

• hirapan
• hirapin
• humirap
• ikahirap
• ikapaghirap
• ikapagpahirap
• kahirapan
• kasinghirap
• maghirap
• magpahirap
• magpakahirap
• mahirap
• mahirapan
• nakahihirap
• napakahirap
• paghihirap
• paghirapan
• pahirapan
• pakapahirapan