hikahos

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /hikaˈhos/ [hɪ.xɐˈhos] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -os
    • IPA(key): /hiˈkahos/ [hɪˈxa.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

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
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