hirap

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidap (to suffer, bear hardships) (cf. Pangasinan irap (hardships, torment), Indonesian idap or Malay hidap (protraction (of illness or sorrow)).

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Noun

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hirap (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜉ᜔)

  1. difficulty; hardship (of a task or action)
    Antonyms: alwan, dali
  2. poverty
    Synonyms: dalita, karalitaan, karukhaan, pagdarahop, pamumulubi
    Antonyms: yaman, ginhawa, diwasa, kariwasaan
  3. suffering; affliction
    Synonyms: pagtitiis, dusa, pagdurusa
    Antonyms: alwan, gaan, ginhawa
  4. (medicine) childbirth pains or labor

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Adjective

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hiráp (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜉ᜔)

  1. poor; indigent; destitute; needy
    Synonyms: dukha, maralita, mahirap, pobre
    Antonyms: mayaman, mariwasa
  2. tired; weary; exhausted
    Synonyms: pagod, napapagod, hapo
  3. overburdened, burdened with too much work
    Synonyms: matrabaho, tigib

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Further reading

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  • hirap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018