Meaning of "kulang"

kulang •

adj.
• • magkulang (mag-) short, incomplete, lacking, insufficient, inadequate

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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

minus

n.
• • the sign (-) meaning that the quantity following is to be subtracted: menos

adj.
• • less, lacking, decreased by: kulang, may bawas, binawasan

wanting

adj, prep.
• • 1. lacking: kulang, nagkukulang, kinukulang, kapos, kinakapos
  • 2. missing: wala, nawawala
  • 3. not coming up to a standard or need: kulang, kapos

short

adj.
• • 1. not long: maigsi, maikli
  • 2. not tall: pandak, mababa, maikli
  • 3. less than the right amount, measure, standard, etc.: kulang, kapos adv. 1. suddenly: biglang-bigla
  • 2. briefly: madali, sandali lamang, maigsi, maikli
  • 3. to cut short, to end suddenly: tumapos (matapos, tapusin) nang biglaan, biglang tumapos (matapos, tapusin)
  • 4. to fall short, to fail to reach: di makarating, di umabot
  • 5. to be insufficient: kapusin, magkulang, kulangin
  • 6. for short, to make shorter: paikliin
  • 7. in short, briefly: sa maikling salita, sa isang saglit, sa madalit sabi
  • 8. to run short, not to have enough: magkulang, kulangin, kapusin, kulang, kapos

ill-fated

adj.
• • 1. having a bad fate or end: may masamang suwerte, walang suwerte, kulang-palad, walang palad
  • 2. bringing bad luck, unlucky: malas

lacking

adj.
• • 1. not having enough: kulang, kapos
  • 2. without, not having: wala
  • 3. lacking in time: gahol, kulang (kapos) sa panahon

insufficient

adj.
• • not enough: hindi sapat o husto, kulang, kapos

unclean

adj.
• • 1. not clean, dirty: marumi, marungis
  • 2. not pure morally, evil: masama, mahalay, masagwa, malaswa under prep. below, beneath: sa ilalim ng, nasa ilalim adv. less than, mababa pa sa, wala pa sa, hindi pa umaabot sa, kulang pa sa

adj.
• • 1. lower: pang-ilalim, mas (higit na) mababa
  • 2. under the house: sa silong
  • 3. under ones protection: sa pagkakandili ni (ng)
  • 4. under oath: nanumpa, pinanumpaan
  • 5. under question: nasa pagsisiyasat, sinisiyasat pa
  • 6. under trial: sinusubok pa, nasa pagsubok pa
  • 7. under the terms of, in accordance: alinsunod, batay
  • 8. during the rule or time of: sa panahon ni (ng), sa ilalim ni (ng)
  • 9. represented by: sa ilalim ng
  • 10. under the shelter of a tree: nayuyungyungan, nalililiman, nasa ilalim

less

adj.
• • 1. not as much in value, amount, etc.: kakaunti
  • 2. smaller in size: mas maliit
  • 3. fewer: mas kakaunti
  • 4. not so, not so much, not so well: di masyado, di gaano, di lubha
  • 5. with something taken away, without: binawasan, kinulangan, kulang