EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to shorten; to abbreviate...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-ik-li-IN/
FIL: Gawing mas maikli ang isang bagay, tulad ng haba, oras, o teksto.
EN: to shorten; to abbreviate
What your boss tells you to do with your 10-page report: "Paikliin mo." What you wish you could do to the EDSA traffic. Also, what happens to your salary—ang bilis paikliin ng bills.
ROOT MEANING: shortness; brevity
A very common verb used for text, hair, clothes, speeches, time, etc.
🇵🇭 Pakiusap, paikliin mo ang iyong talumpati para hindi antukin ang mga tao.
🇺🇸 Please, shorten your speech so people don't get sleepy.
🇵🇭 Nagpasya siyang paikliin ang kanyang buhok para sa tag-init.
🇺🇸 She decided to shorten her hair for the summer.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.