kahirapan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cahirapan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From hirap +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kahiˈɾapan/ [kɐ.hɪˈɾaː.pɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -apan
• Syllabification: ka‧hi‧ra‧pan

Noun

kahirapan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜇᜉᜈ᜔)

1. hardship; difficulty

   Synonym: adbersidad

   Antonyms: kadalian, kaalwanan, kaginhawahan

2. poverty

   Synonyms: karalitaan, pagdaralita, karukhaan, pagdurukha, pamumulubi, (obsolete) damot, (obsolete) impok

3. suffering

   Synonyms: paghihirap, pagtitiis, pagdurusa

4. lack; scarcity

   Synonyms: kakulangan, kasalatan, kakapusan, kagipitan, paghihikahos

See also

• pangangailangan

 

Further reading

• “kahirapan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kahirapan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018