EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
shortness; brevity...
act of ceasing; stopping...
act of pushing each other...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ik-LI/
FIL: Ang katangian ng pagiging maikli o hindi mahaba, na maaaring tumukoy sa sukat, distansya, o tagal ng panahon.
EN: shortness; brevity
The 'ikli' of your sweldo—it's gone before you know it. The 'ikli' of your patience when the WiFi is slow. The 'ikli' of a summer romance. It's the official state of things that end too soon. The opposite of 'haba'.
This is the root word and noun form. 'Maikli' is the adjective (short). 'Kaiklian' is a more formal noun for 'brevity'.
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🇵🇭 Dahil sa ikli ng oras, hindi namin natapos ang lahat ng gawain.
🇺🇸 Because of the shortness of time, we weren't able to finish all the tasks.
🇵🇭 Nainis ako sa ikli ng kanyang pasensya.
🇺🇸 I was annoyed by the shortness of his patience.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.