EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become short; to be shortened...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ngik-LI/
FIL: Ang pag-ikli o pagiging mas maikli kaysa sa orihinal o inaasahang haba; ang pagkaubos o pagliit.
EN: to become short; to be shortened
That feeling of dread when your patience starts to **become short** during epic traffic. Or what happens to your salary just a few days after payday. It's the universe telling you, "Oops, that's all you get!"
From mang- (verb prefix) + ikli (shortness).
ROOT MEANING: shortness; brevity
This verb is intransitive and describes a state of becoming short. It's less common than 'umikli' but carries a slightly more formal or literary tone. Often used for abstract concepts like patience or time.
🇵🇭 Nagsimulang mangikli ang kanyang pasensya sa kahihintay.
🇺🇸 His patience started to become short from waiting so long.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa krisis, tila mangikli ang pisi ng pag-asa ng ilan.
🇺🇸 Because of the crisis, it seems the rope of hope for some will be shortened.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.