From root: asar
Usage Note
Mapang-asar describes a person who has a habit of poking fun at others to get a reaction.
Examples
" Mapang-asar talaga ang kapatid ko. "
Natural Translation
My sibling is really a teaser.
Literal Translation
Teasing really the sibling my.
" Siya ay isang mapang-asar na bata. "
Natural Translation
He/She is a teasing child.
Literal Translation
He/she is a teasing child.
" Mahirap kasamahin sa pagtatrabaho ang taong mapang-asar dahil minsan ay nasasaktan ang iba sa kanyang mga biro. "
Natural Translation
A teasing person is hard to work with because sometimes others get hurt by his jokes.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-be-with in working the person teasing because sometimes is hurt the others by his plural jokes.
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