From root: impok
Usage Note
Maimpok individuals are often praised for their ability to manage and grow their personal resources wisely.
Examples
" Maimpok ang aking ina. "
Natural Translation
My mother is thrifty.
Literal Translation
Thrifty the my mother.
" Dapat tayong maging maimpok. "
Natural Translation
We should be thrifty.
Literal Translation
Must we be thrifty.
" Dahil maimpok siya simula sa pagkabata, nakaipon siya ng sapat na pera para sa sarili niyang negosyo. "
Natural Translation
Because she has been thrifty since childhood, she saved up enough money for her own business.
Literal Translation
Because thrifty she since the childhood, saved-up she of enough money for self her business.
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