īkuy
Few, of people or things; little, of the amount of a mass object, as food, a liquid, earth; of knowledge, what one relates.
Immuy'u tinnig di bongbong ya un +īkuy di danum ti ūgaw at natdu'.
I went to see the diversion dam and the water was little because it was the dry season and so it had dried up.
pa''īkuy
(from pa- + C1 + īkuy)
Extremely few, of people or things; extremely small in amount, of a mass object such as food, a liquid; extremely small in intensity, of a typhoon, a conversation, knowledge.
Pa''īkuy di gināuda' ad ugga ti un umuda'udan at mid inat'un muntāmu.
I shoveled (only) an extremely small amount (of soil) yesterday because it kept on raining and so I was unable to work.
For people, things (actor -um- & patient) to become few; for a mass object (actor -um- & patient) such as food, a liquid to become small in amount.
Nā'uy an umīkuy nan dogoh di pogha' ti ente''ānan mapoyanan.
The pain of my boil is beginning to become small because it is beginning to be healed.
For someone (actor -um-) to do something with or to a few people or things (theme, loc ref, patient -on), i.e., three or more; as to call a few people, carry a few logs; to do something with or to a small amount of a mass object (theme, loc ref, patient -on), as to carry a small amount of water, eat a small amount of food, sell something for a small amount of money.
Occurs as part of a verb chain, see sec. 7.19.
pa''īkuy.
For someone (agent) to do something with or to an extremely few people or things (theme, loc ref or patient -on), as to call an extremely few people, carry an extremely few logs; to do something with or to an extremely small amount of a mass object (theme, loc ref or patient -on), as to eat an extremely small amount of food, carry an extremely small amount of water, sell something for an extremely small amount of money.
Occurs as part of a verb chain, see sec. 7.19.
A small piece of something; to divide into two; to divide into small parts.
Small; to become small; to develop smaller; to make a single object small.
Small; to become small; to develop smaller; to make two or more objects small.