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]
• 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