hikahos

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /hikaˈhos/ [hɪ.xɐˈhos] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -os
  • IPA^(key): /hiˈkahos/ [hɪˈxaː.hos] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ahos
• Syllabification: hi‧ka‧hos

Adjective

hikahós (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜑᜓᜐ᜔)

1. needy; destitute; very poor

   Synonyms: dukha, maralita, hirap, mahirap, nagdaralita, naghihirap

2. insufficiently supplied

   Synonyms: kapos, kulang, kinakapos, kinukulang

Derived terms

• kahikahusan
• maghikahos
• paghihikahos
• paghikahusin

 

Noun

hikahos (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜑᜓᜐ᜔)

1. poverty; indigency

   Synonyms: karalitaan, pamumulubi, kapulubihan, pagkarukha, karukhaan

2. insufficiency; dire lack

   Synonyms: pagkukulang, kakulangan, pagkakapos, kakapusan, paghihikahos, kahikahusan

Further reading

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