suwapang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly Chinese, according to Zorc (1993) & Santos (1978). Compare Cebuano swapang (“oppressively opportunistic”) and Hokkien 山崩地裂 (soaⁿ-pang-tōe-li̍h, “uproarious; riotous; outrageous”, literally “the mountains collapse and the earth splits open”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: su‧wa‧pang
  • IPA(key): /suˈapaŋ/, [ˈswa.pɐŋ]

Adjective

suwapang

  1. greedy; covetous; avaricious
    Synonyms: sakim, masakim, maimbot, mapag-imbot, mukhang-pera
  2. (slang) graft-ridden

Derived terms
  • kasuwapangan
  • suwapangin

References
  • “suwapang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 134
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Caloocan City: Philippine Graphic Arts, Inc., →ISBN, page 2361
  • Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), “山崩地裂”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (in Japanese and Min Nan), Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), →OCLC
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