EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
state of being startled or shocked...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-git-LA-han/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagkabigla o pagka-gulat dahil sa isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari, tunog, o kilos.
EN: state of being startled or shocked
That mini heart attack you get when someone sneaks up behind you and yells "BOO!". Or when your phone, which you thought was on silent, suddenly rings at full volume during a meeting. It's the "Ay, kabayo!" moment. Less about terror (kagiklahanan) and more about the sudden jolt.
Mula sa unlaping 'ka-', ugat na 'gitla' (gulat, bigla), at hulaping '-han'.
ROOT MEANING: sudden fright; shock; startle
Bagaman mas karaniwan ang 'gulat', ang 'kagitlahan' ay ginagamit upang ilarawan ang mismong estado o pakiramdam ng pagkabigla, na ginagawa itong bahagyang mas pormal.
🇵🇭 Hindi niya napigilan ang sigaw ng kagitlahan nang makita ang ahas.
🇺🇸 She couldn't suppress a scream of shock when she saw the snake.
🇵🇭 Namatay ang ilaw at sa gitna ng dilim, narinig ang mga bulong ng kagitlahan.
🇺🇸 The lights died, and in the middle of the darkness, whispers of being startled were heard.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.