mabigat ang kamay (mabigát ang kamáy) Filipino/Tagalog term

mabigát ang kamáy  
Syllables:  ma·bi·gát ang ka·máy
[ma-bi-gát ang ka-máy]  ?
adjective
Word origin: Tagalog
Literal meaning: the hand is heavy
Filipino meaning:
  1. ayaw gumawa ng anumang trabaho
  2. ayaw magsikap
English meaning:
  1. unwilling to do any work
  2. unwilling to make an effort
Example:
  1. Mabigát ang kamáy ni Juan kaya naman laging madumi ang kanyang kwarto.
English translation:
  1. Juan is lazy that's why his room is always dirty.
Synonym(s):
English translation:
  1. languid
  2. idle
  3. useless
  4. inactive
  5. lazy
  6. lackadaisical
  7. slothful
  8. indolent
Antonym(s):
English translation:
  1. hard-working
  2. industrious
  3. painstaking
  4. diligent
  5. assiduous
  6. persistent
Dictionary keywords:
mabigát; kamáy

Found 1 idiomatic expression with mabigát ang kamáy spelling:

1.
mabigát ang kamáy  
Syllables:  ma·bi·gát ang ka·máy
[ma-bi-gát ang ka-máy]  ?
Idiomatic Expression
adjective
Filipino meaning:
  1. hindi marunong mag-alaga
  2. ang anumang inaalagaan na hayop o halaman ay nagiging hindi malusog o kaya ay hindi nabubuhay
English meaning:
  1. does not know how to take care of
  2. whatever is taken care of animal or plant becomes unhealthy or dies
Example:
  1. Noong nakaraang taon ay marami kaming nabiling halaman sa bayan ni Inday. Ngayon, kahit isa walang nabuhay dahil mabigát ang kamáy ni Inday.
English translation:
  1. Last year we bought many plants from downtown with Inday. Now, none have survived because Inday does not know how to take care of the plants.
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