Gahaman (en. Greedy)

/ɡa.ha.man/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person who is excessively eager or filled with desire for material things.

The greedy person is often never satisfied no matter how much they have.

Ang gahaman ay madalas na hindi nasisiyahan kahit gaano karami ang mayroon siya.

A type of behavior where a person becomes overly selfish.

His greedy behavior causes conflict within his family.

Ang kanyang gahaman na pag-uugali ay nagdudulot ng hidwaan sa kanyang pamilya.

Derived from the word 'gahaman' which means having an excessive desire for material things.

greedy for wealth

excessive desire for wealth.

gahaman sa yaman

gluttonous

A similar word that refers to a strong desire for food or wealth.

masiba

selfish

Refers to having an excessive desire to withhold things from others.

sakim

stingy

Our neighbor is so greedy, even though they have a lot of money, they still won't give even a peso.

Ang gahaman ng kapitbahay namin, kahit na ang dami nang pera ay ayaw pa ring magbigay ng kahit piso.

selfish

You can't talk to John anymore, he's so greedy, he only thinks about himself.

Hindi mo na makakausap si John, sobrang mapag-imbot siya, lagi na lang niyang iniisip ang sarili niya.

money-driven person

It's intense, he's so greedy that he doesn't even sleep because he's obsessed with money.

Grabe, sa sobrang manggagahaman niya, hindi na siya natutulog dahil sa pag-iisip sa pera.

sycophant

Mark is greedy and a sycophant, always sucking up to the bosses to get promoted.

Si Mark, gahaman na sipsip pa, lagi na lang niyang sinusuyod ang mga boss para ma-promote.