maikli ang paa

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, the foot is short.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maʔikˌliʔ ʔaŋ paˈʔa/ [mɐ.ʔɪkˌlɪʔ ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /maʔikˌli(ʔ) ʔaŋ paˈʔa/ [mɐ.ʔɪkˌliː ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ik‧li ang pa‧a

Adjective

maiklî ang paá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜀ)

  1. (idiomatic) one who is always late; a laggard