maikli ang pisi

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “the cotton thread is short”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maʔikˌliʔ ʔaŋ ˈpisiʔ/ [mɐ.ʔɪkˌlɪʔ ʔɐm ˈpiː.sɪʔ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /maʔikˌli(ʔ) ʔaŋ ˈpisiʔ/ [mɐ.ʔɪkˌliː ʔɐm ˈpiː.sɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -isiʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ik‧li ang pi‧si

Adjective

maiklî ang pisì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜐᜒ)

  1. (idiomatic) having little money
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