Meaning of "lack"

lack •

v.
• • 1. to be in want or in need of: mangailangan, kumailangan, kailanganin
  • 2. to be wanting, to have not enough: magkulang, kulangin, kapusin, mangapos, manalat
  • 3. to lack time: magahol sa oras (panahon)

n.
• • 1. a thing needed: kailangan, pangangailangan, kakulangan
  • 2. a fact or condition of having not enough: kakulangan, kakapusan, kasalatan

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want

v.
• • 1. to wish for, to wish: gusto, gusto, magkagusto, magkagusto, gustuhin, ibig, maibigan
  • 2. to lack, to be without: magkulang, kulangin
  • 3. to need: mangailangan, kailanganin

n.
• • 1. a thing desired or needed: ibig, kaibigan, gusto, gusto, kagustuhan, kailangan
  • 2. a condition of being without something desired or needed, lack, need: kulang, kakulangan, kailangan, pangangailangan, kawalan
  • 3. poverty: kasalatan, pagsasalat, karalitaan, pagdaralita, paghihikahos, kahirapan, paghihirap

drought

n.
• • 1. a long period of dry weather: tagtuyot, tagbisi
  • 2. lack of rain: kakulangan sa ulan, kawalan ng ulan

coldness

n.
• • 1. condition of being cold physically: kalamigan, pagkamalamig
  • 2. indifference, lack of interest: pagkawalang-bahala, may kalamigan sa pakikitungo
  • 3. lacking enthusiasm: kawalang-sigla

failure

n.
• • lack of success: pagkabigo, kabiguan, pagkabagsak

disorder

n.
• • 1. lack of order: kawalang-ayos, kaguluhan
  • 2. tumult, riot: gulo, pagkakagulo
  • 3. an illness: karamdaman, sakit, diperensiya
  • 4. to create disorder or trouble: lumikha (gumawa) ng gulo, manggulo

adj.
• • to be in disorder: magulo

beriberi

n.
• • an oriental disease caused by lack of vitamin B: beriberi, manas

numbness

n.
• • lack of feeling or movement, numb condition: manhid, pamamanhid, mitig, pamimitig, ngalay, pangangalay, ngimay, pangingimay ("Mitig," "Ngalay" and "Ngimay" connote numbness due to fatigue.)

discomfort

n.
• • lack of comfort, hardship: hirap, kahirapan, paghihirap, hilahil, pagkahilahil, balisa, pagkabalisa

need

n.
• • 1. want, lack of a useful or desired thing: kawalan, kakulangan
  • 2. thing wanted or lacking, that for which a want is felt: kailangan, pangangailangan
  • 3. necessity, something that has to be: kailangan, pangangailangan

v.
• • 1. to be in want of, ought to have, be unable to do without: mangailangan, kailanganin
  • 2. must, should, have to or ought to: dapat, nararapat, kailangan, kinakailangan

hina

adj.
• • mahina (ma-) weak, lack of strength humina' (-um-)

v.
• • to become weak. Humina ang kanyang katawan dahil sa sakit. His body became weak because of his illness.

v.
• • manghina' (mang-) to feel weak

tabang

adj.
• • matabang (ma-) bland, tasteless, lack of seasoning or spices