EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
brevity; shortness; conciseness...
outcome, result, consequence...
carabao, water buffalo...
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/ka-ik-li-AN/
FIL: Ang katangian ng pagiging maikli o hindi mahaba.
EN: brevity; shortness; conciseness
Basically a synonym for 'kaigsian'. It’s the quality of being short and sweet. If your love life has 'kaiklian', it means it was a flash in the pan—a summer fling. If your speech has 'kaiklian', you're everyone's hero at the graduation ceremony.
From `ka-` + `ikli` (shortness) + `-an`.
ROOT MEANING: shortness; brevity
Interchangeable with 'kaigsian'. 'Iksi' and 'ikli' are dialectal variants, but both 'kaigsian' and 'kaiklian' are accepted in standard Filipino.
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🇵🇭 Pinahahalagahan ko ang kaiklian ng iyong paliwanag.
🇺🇸 I appreciate the conciseness of your explanation.
🇵🇭 Sa kabila ng kaiklian ng aming pagsasama, marami akong natutunan.
🇺🇸 Despite the shortness of our time together, I learned a lot.
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