Mangaunti (en. Few)

/maŋaˈunti/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A group or quantity that has a small amount.

They only had a few guests at their wedding.

May mangaunti lamang silang bisita sa kanilang kasal.

Refers to a quantity that is lower than expected.

I saw few fruits left in the store.

Nakita ko ang mangaunti sa mga prutas na natira sa tindahan.

Derived from the word 'kaunti' meaning 'few' or 'a small number'.

few people

Indicates that there are few people in a place.

mangaunti ang tao

few

Means a small number or amount.

kaunti

some

A word that can also be used to denote a small number.

ilan

Being a freeloader, becoming lazy

My group is always mangaunti, no one wants to join in playing basketball anymore.

Laging mangaunti yung grupo ko, wala na talagang gustong makisali sa basketball.

Few/little number of people involved

We're just mangaunti now, the party might not push through later.

Mangaunti na lang tayo, siguro di na matutuloy ang party mamaya.