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Dimalas

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DIMÁLAS • (di-MAH-luhs)
bad luck; unlucky
Synonym & Tagálog (Filipino): málas


Etymology
Clipping of Spanish de mala suerte (“unlucky”)


Derived Word
KADIMALÁSAN • (kuh-muh-LAH-suhn)
bad luck; how unlucky
Synonym & Tagálog (Filipino): kamalásan


Verb Conjugation
madimálas, madidimálas, médimálas – to be unlucky (Stative / Actor Focus)


Example Sentence
Kadimalásan na ning aldóng ini! [Kap]
Ang málas ng áraw na itó! [Tag]
How unlucky is this day! [Eng]