habag

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈbaɡ/, [hɐˈbaɡ]
• Hyphenation: ha‧bag

Noun

habág (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜄ᜔)

1. pity; compassion; mercy

   Synonyms: awa, pagkaawa, pagkahabag, hambal, lunos, miserikordiya

2. disconsolate feeling (of one who has been maltreated, outraged, etc.)
3. contemptuous treatment; scorn

   Synonyms: paglait, pag-alipusta, paghamak, pag-upasala, paghabag

Derived terms

• habagin
• kahabag-habag
• kahabagan
• kawalang-habag
• mahabag
• mahabagin
• nakahahabag
• paghabag
• pagkahabag
• pagkamahabagin

 

References

• “habag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 130
• “habag”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024