swapang

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly Chinese. Compare Tagalog suwapang (“greedy”), Hokkien 山崩地裂 (soaⁿ-pang-tōe-li̍h, “uproarious; riotous; outrageous”, literally “The mountains collapse and the earth splits open.”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: swa‧pang
• IPA^(key): /ˈswapaŋ/, [ˈs̪wʌ.pʌŋ]

Adjective

swápang

1. oppressively opportunistic; taking advantage

   Swápang insíka. Maáyu lang manghuwam, piru dílì magpahuwam nákù.

   Opportunistic Chinese. He’s great at borrowing, but when it comes to lending, forget it.

2. inconsiderate

   Swápang nímu uy. Ikay nagswildu, akuy mubangka.

   You are so inconsiderate. You just got your salary and I have to pay the bill.

3. greedy

Derived terms

• swangit

 

References

• John U. Wolff (1972) A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1], page 947
• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “山崩地裂”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[2] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC