Meaning of "lacking"

lacking •

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

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dry

adj.
• • 1. not wet: tuyo
  • 2. having no water: walang tubig, tuyo
  • 3. lacking interest, lifeless: walang sigla, walang kasigla-sigla, tuyot, matamlay, patay na patay, hindi masaya
  • 4. thirsty, wanting a drink: uhaw, nauuhaw, uhaw na uhaw
  • 5. not giving milk: walang gatas
  • 6. lacking moisture, as land: tigang

v.
• • 1. to become or make dry: matuyo, magpatuyo, patuyuin
  • 2. to dry by wiping with a handkerchief, cloth, etc.: magpunas, punasan
  • 3. to dry by exposing to the sun: magbilad, ibilad
  • 4. to dry by the heat of the fire: magdarang, idarang

free

adj.
• • 1. loose, not fastened or shut up: malaya, libre
  • 2. not under anothers control, having liberty: malaya, libre
  • 3. without anything to pay: walang bayad, libre
  • 4. without, lacking: wala, ligtas
  • 5. depending on ones self, independent: malaya, mapagsarili
  • 6. exempt from: di saklaw

v.
• • 1. to let go, to let loose: magpakawala, pakawalan
  • 2. to make free: mapalaya, palayain
  • 3. to untie: kalagan
  • 4. to clear: magligtas, iligtas, makalabas, malabasan, labasan adv. without charge: nang walang bayad, nang libre

minus

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

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

weak

adj.
• • 1. lacking physical strength, feeble: mahina
  • 2. lacking in power to perform a function properly: mahina
  • 3. of less than the usual strength, e.g., in taste: di matapang, matabang, walang tapang
  • 4. weak, due to decay: marupok, gato, mahina
  • 5. weak, due to tiredness: lupaypay, nanlalambot, nanlalata
  • 6. weak, due to poor construction or poor materials used: mahina

n.
• • a person or thing that is weak: ang mahina

dark

adj.
• • 1. lacking light: madilim
  • 2. dark, as the skin: maitim
  • 3. overcast, as the sky: kulimlim, madilim

n.
• • a place where there is no light: dilim, karimlan

narrow

adj.
• • 1. not wide, having little width: makitid, makipot
  • 2. limited, small (in number): kakaunti, iilan
  • 3. close, with a small margin: babahagya, mahigpit
  • 4. prejudiced: may kinikilingan
  • 5. lacking breadth of view, narrow-minded: makitid ang isip

v.
• • 1. to decrease in width, become narrow: kumipot, kumitid
  • 2. to make narrow: magpakipot, pakiputin, magpakitid, pakitirin

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

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

cold

adj.
• • 1. having a low temperature: malamig
  • 2. chilly: maginaw
  • 3. lacking interest, indifferent: walang sigla, malamig

n.
• • 1. low temperature: lamig
  • 2. a kind of sickness: sipon

v.
• • 1. to feel cold: maginaw, ginawin
  • 2. to be cold or indifferent to someone: manlamig
  • 3. to have the chills: manlamig, lamigin

poor

adj.
• • 1. having a few things or nothing: mahirap, maralita, dukha, pobre
  • 2. not good in quality, lacking something: hindi (di) mabuti, masama, mahina, walang kuwenta, hindi magaling
  • 3. unfortunate, needing pity: kaawa-awa, kahabag-habag
  • 4. lowly, common, insignificant: aba, hamak

n.
• • poor people: ang mga mahirap (pobre, dukha, maralita, dahop, salat)

destitute

adj.
• • 1. very poor, lacking necessary food and clothing: hikahos, dahop, salat, napakadukha, dukhang-dukha, hirap na hirap
  • 2. entirely without: wala, walangwala

fool

n.
• • a person lacking in judgment: loko-loko/loka-loka, gago (a), ulol, sira, haling, hangal, tanga

v.
• • 1. to make a fool of: lumoko, maloko, lokohin
  • 2. to deceive: luminlang, magdaya
  • 3. to fool around: magansikot, maglimayon
  • 4. to fool with, to meddle with: makialam, pakialaman

foolish

adj.
• • without sense, lacking in judgment: loko-loko, loka-loka, gago/a, ulol, hangal, tanga

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

crude

adj.
• • rough, lacking refinement: magaspang

gahol

adj.
• • lacking in time [syn. huli]

menos

adj.
• • less, of less degree or value, lacking, minus

sahol

adj.
• • masahol (ma-) worse, less good, lacking, falling short

gipit

adj.
• • wanting or lacking in space [syn. makipot]

kapos

adj.
• • insufficient, lacking, wanting

kulang

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