pakiꞌ1adjBashful, shy, timid.vST pat -um-.To be or feel embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated.Ayaw kaw makiꞌ kaniya.Don’t be ashamed of her.Ayaw na kaw magbayla bang diꞌ da kaw maingat, makiꞌ sadja kaw.Don’t try to dance when you really don’t know how, you’ll just be embarrassed.Miyakiꞌ aku sin hinang niya kabii.I was embarrassed by what he did last night.Miyakiꞌ aku sin hinang ku mataud kangiꞌ.I am ashamed of my work which has lots of mistakes.vtag mag-; pat -un.To embarrass (someone).Subay ta diꞌ pakiun in bagay ta ha katauran tau.We shouldn’t embarrass our friends in front of many people.adjmapakiꞌShy, bashful, aloof, withdrawn.In tau mapakiꞌ wayruun bagay niya.A person who is shy has no friends.Mapakiꞌ siya kumalang ha katauran tau.She’s shy to sing in the presence of many people.Cf.sipugluman2adj./advAwkward(ly), clums(il)y (in movement).Pakiꞌ siya maghinang sabab bukun siya biyaksa.He works clumsily because he’s inexperienced.Pakiꞌ siya magbayla.He is an awkward dancer.

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