EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
wastefulness, extravagance...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-sa-YA-pan/
FIL: Ang pag-aaksaya o labis na paggasta ng pera, oras, o anumang yaman sa mga bagay na hindi gaanong mahalaga.
EN: wastefulness, extravagance
This is when you get your sahod and immediately order everything on your Shopee cart, only to eat instant noodles for the rest of the month. It's the 'treat yourself' mentality gone wild. Your lola would shake her head and say, 'Puro ka kasayapan!'
Possibly from an old root 'sayap' related to 'sayang' (waste). Formed with ka- + sayap + -an.
This is a rare, almost literary word. The more common term is 'pag-aaksaya'.
🇵🇭 Pinagsabihan siya dahil sa kanyang kasayapan sa pagbili ng mga mamahaling gamit.
🇺🇸 He was scolded for his extravagance in buying expensive things.
🇵🇭 Ang kasayapan ay isang ugaling dapat iwasan upang umunlad sa buhay.
🇺🇸 Wastefulness is a habit that must be avoided to prosper in life.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.