EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to startle; to frighten suddenly...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/git-LA-hin/
FIL: Ang sadyang pagbibigay ng biglaang gulat o takot sa isang tao.
EN: to startle; to frighten suddenly
This is what your annoying sibling does when they hide behind a door and shout "BOO!" as you walk past. To **gitlahin** someone is to intentionally startle them. It's a classic prank move. "Huwag mo akong **gitlahin**, may sakit ako sa puso!" (Don't startle me, I have a heart condition!).
ROOT MEANING: sudden fright; shock; startle
Ang hulaping '-in' ay ginagawang pandiwa ang pangngalang 'gitla', na nangangahulugang maging sanhi ng pagka-gitla ng isang tao.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang gitlahin ang kanyang mga kaibigan.
🇺🇸 He loves to startle his friends.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.