Katagbawan
satisfaction; contentment; fulfillmentnoun
- Alternative meanings
The state of feeling satisfied, content, or fulfilled because a need, desire, expectation, or result has been met.
- Pronunciation
kah-tag-BAH-wahn
- Root and affixes
Comes from the root tagbaw, related to being satisfied or satiated. Katagbawan names the state or quality of satisfaction.
- Variants or conjugations
tagbaw; satisfied; became satisfied; satisfactory; fulfillment
- Related words and expressions
happiness; pleasure; contentment; desire; wish; result
- Meaning and usage notes
Katagbawan works for emotional, personal, or service satisfaction. For being satisfied with food or a physical need, matagbaw or natagbaw may sound more direct.
Dako ang iyang katagbawan sa resulta.
His or her satisfaction with the result was great.
Ang maayong serbisyo naghatag og katagbawan sa mga kustomer.
Good service gives satisfaction to customers.