makunat Filipino/Tagalog term
makunat
Syllables:
ma·ku·nat
[ma-ku-nat]
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adjective
Literal meaning: leathery
Filipino meaning:
- ayaw ibahagi o gumastos ng pera
English meaning:
- unwilling to share or to spend money
Example:
- Si Pedro ay mayaman ngunit siya ay makunat.
English translation:
- Pedro is rich but he is stingy.
Synonym(s):
English translation:
- niggardly
- parsimonious
- tightfisted
- miserly
- ungenerous
- selfish
- sparing
- frugal
Antonym(s):
English translation:
- spendthrift
- prodigal
- overgenerous
- profligate
- wasteful
- extravagant
- squandering