kasamaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• casamaan, casam-an — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kasam-an, kasaman — syncopated, dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Etymology

From sama +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧sa‧ma‧an
• IPA^(key): /kasamaˈʔan/, [kɐ.sɐ.mɐˈʔan]

Noun

kasamaán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜋᜀᜈ᜔)

1. evil; wrongdoing; wickedness; sin

   Synonyms: sama, sala, kasalanan, pagkakasala

   Antonym: kabutihan

2. poor quality; poor workmanship; defectiveness

   Synonyms: kapangitan, kawalang-itsura

   Antonym: kagandahan

3. bad quality (of something)

   Synonym: kapintasan

   Antonym: kaayusan

Derived terms

• sa kasamaang palad
• suliranin ng kasamaan

 

Further reading

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