EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to shorten each other's (something)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-ik-li-AN/
FIL: Isang kumpetisyon o kasunduan na paikliin ang isang bagay, tulad ng salaysay, pangalan, o ruta.
EN: to shorten each other's (something)
Parang laro sa group chat. "Okay guys, paiklian tayo ng pangalan ng movie." Or when you and your friend are telling the same long story to someone else and you say, "Paiklian na lang natin, bes."
ROOT MEANING: shortness; brevity
This is a social verb form (-an suffix) implying a reciprocal or collective action. It's less common than 'paikliin'.
🇵🇭 Nag-usap ang magkapatid na paiklian na lang ang kanilang mga kuwento para hindi mainip ang mga bisita.
🇺🇸 The siblings agreed to shorten each other's stories so the guests wouldn't get bored.
🇵🇭 "Maglaro tayo ng paiklian ng mga pamagat ng kanta," mungkahi niya.
🇺🇸 "Let's play a game of shortening song titles," she suggested.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.