EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
being small, smallness...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pag-ka-li-IT/
FIL: Ang katangian ng pagiging maliit sa sukat, dami, o halaga.
EN: being small, smallness
This is the feeling when you see the serving size of a 'large' milk tea and it looks more like a medium. It's the pagkaliit of your sweldo after all the deductions. It's the state of being tiny, whether it's a condo unit or your patience for slow internet.
Root word 'liit' means small.
The 'pagka-' prefix emphasizes the quality or state of being small.
🇵🇭 Kahit sa pagkaliit ng kanyang sahod, natuto siyang mag-ipon.
🇺🇸 Despite the smallness of his salary, he learned to save.
🇵🇭 Namangha siya sa pagkaliit ng mga letra sa lumang aklat.
🇺🇸 He was amazed at the smallness of the letters in the old book.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.