EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be the cause of hardship/poverty...
to punch (someone/something)...
blindly obedient; subservient; pushover...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/i-ka-HI-rap/
FIL: Maging sanhi ng pagdanas ng hirap, paghihikahos, o kahirapan sa buhay.
EN: to be the cause of hardship/poverty
This is the 'petsa de peligro' life before payday. It's the investment scam that promises you'll get rich quick but does the opposite. It's the reason you're eating instant noodles for the fifth day in a row.
From "ika-" (causative prefix) + "hirap" (difficulty, poverty).
ROOT MEANING: difficulty; hardship; poor / difficult
Points to the root cause of poverty, difficulty, or suffering.
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🇵🇭 Ang katamaran ay maaaring ikahirap ng isang tao.
🇺🇸 Laziness can be the cause of a person's hardship.
🇵🇭 Maraming desisyon ang gobyerno na ikinahirap ng mga mamamayan.
🇺🇸 Many government decisions caused hardship for the citizens.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.