maikli ang paa

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “the foot is short”.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maʔikˌliʔ ʔaŋ paˈʔa/ [mɐ.ʔɪkˌliʔ ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /maʔikˌli(ʔ) ʔaŋ paˈʔa/ [mɐ.ʔɪkˌliː ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]
  • 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
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