hirap

Tagalog

Etymology

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)).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧rap
  • IPA(key): /ˈhiɾap/, [ˈhi.ɾɐp] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /hiˈɾap/, [hɪˈɾap] (adjective)

Noun

hirap

  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

Derived terms

Adjective

hiráp

  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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