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Makuyad

Last night was the shortest night of the year, as it was the summer solstice! How do you say “short” in your language?


MAKÚYAD • (muh-KOO-yuhd)
short (in length, not height)
Tagálog (Filipino): maiklî, maiksî/maigsî


Root Word
KÚYAD • (KOO-yuhd)
shortness (in length, not height)
Tagálog (Filipino): iklî, iksî/igsî


Verb Conjugation
kumúyad, kúkúyad, kínúyad – to get shorter in length (Actor Focus)
ikúyad, kukúyad, kinúyad – to shorten something (Object Focus)
magpakúyad, mágpakúyad, migpakúyad – to ask someone to shorten something (Actor Focus)
ipakúyad, pápakúyad, pékúyad – to ask someone to shorten something (Object Focus)


Example Sentence
Migpakúyad yang buak. [Kap]
Nagpaikli siya ng buhok. [Tag]
S/he had her/his hair shortened. [Eng]


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