Meaning of apiki

bother

busy

narrow

occupied

trouble

a. 1. inadequate in space. Apíki ang gamayng balay pára kanámung tanan, A small house is inadequate for all of us. 2. be in a tight financial position; 3. having little time. Apíki ang panahung itiwas sa trabáhu, There wasn’t enough time to finish the job; 4. homely to the point that one is hard put to find any redeeming feature. Apíkig nawung tanan íyang mga bátà, His children are all homely; 5. too near something Apíki sa karsáda ang balay, The house is too near the street; 6. near. Apíki sa simbahan ang ámù, We live near the church; v. 1. get to be short of space, money, time. Ang pyánu nakaapíki (nakapaapíki) sa sála, The piano took up too much space in the living room. Hing-apikihan ku sa kwarta karun, I happen to be short of money now; 2. press someone by not giving him time or room for maneuver. Ayaw ku apikíha, dì lagi ku, Don’t try to force me. I told you I won’t. Dílì sila mubáyad ug dílì apikíhun, They won’t pay if you don’t press them. Naapikhan ku sa ahinti, mipalit na lang ku, The agent cornered me, so I just bought one.