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maismot [maismót] adj Selfish; heartless; without feeling, mercy; thrifty; stingy. maramot, madamot Kayain ra kaling tawong maismot. It’s bad to be a selfish person. Si Lolong ay buko maismot kung tungkol sa kwarta. Lolong is not thrifty when it comes to money. Syn: mainak 1, hakog 1; syn: sakim, hakog 1, suyok, kagor 2, hangoy.

mainak [ma-ínak] (der. of inak) adj 1Selfish; mean; possessive; withholds good things. Syn: maismot, hakog 1. (sem. domains: 4.3.4.4.1 - Selfish.) 2Slipping off, hanging from a spoon; hard to scoop up into a spoon (as of slippery long noodles). (sem. domains: 8.1.7.1 - Extra, 8.3.2.1 - Smooth, 5.2.3.4 - Prepared food.)

hakog [hakóg] 1adj Greedy; selfish; covetous (as of a wheeler-dealer, land grabber). sakím Syn: maismot, mainak 1; syn: sakim, maismot, suyok, kagor 2, hangoy. (sem. domains: 5.2.2.4 - Manner of eating.) 2vt To want something for one’s self; to want a ‘lion’s share’; to be unwilling to share something; to be greedy for money, land, power. Aya baga gihinakog sa partihan it suya. Don’t crave for a lion share in the sharing of our viand. 3vi To be overcome by greed. Nahahakog-hakugan sida sa parayang mais nina Auntie Alice. He wants to have all the corn sent by Auntie Alice for himself. Aya baga kamo gihinakog nak yain kina sa atubangan it Dios. Don’t be greedy since it’s wrong in God’s eyes. [Some won’t educate their children as lawyers in case they turn and take them to court.] der. kahakugan