kapos-palad
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “[having an] empty palm”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌpos ˈpalad/ [kɐˌpos ˈpaː.lɐd]
- Rhymes: -alad
- Syllabification: ka‧pos-pa‧lad
Adjective
[edit]kapós-palad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)
- (idiomatic) impoverished; emptyhanded
- Synonyms: sawimpalad, salang-palad, yukayok
Further reading
[edit]- “kapos-palad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018