EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
scarcity, destitution, poverty...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-da-hu-PAN/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng matinding kakulangan, lalo na sa mga pangunahing pangangailangan tulad ng pagkain at pera; karalitaan o kahirapan.
EN: scarcity, destitution, poverty
This is a deep, literary word for being broke. Not just 'petsa de peligro' broke, but truly, deeply in need. It's the kind of word you'd find in a Florante at Laura novel to describe extreme poverty. It's the 'wala nang makain, wala nang pag-asa' level of hardship.
From ka- + dahop + -an.
ROOT MEANING: destitute; needy; scarce
A formal and literary term. In everyday conversation, 'kahirapan' or 'kakulangan' are more common.
🇵🇭 Maraming pamilya ang nagtitiis sa kadahupan sa mga liblib na lugar.
🇺🇸 Many families endure destitution in remote areas.
🇵🇭 Ang kadahupan sa buhay ay hindi hadlang sa pag-abot ng pangarap.
🇺🇸 Life's poverty is not a hindrance to reaching one's dreams.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.