EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be the cause of hardship/poverty...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/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.
🇵🇭 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.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.