EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
shiver, shudder, chill...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-LIG-kig/
FIL: Ang panginginig ng katawan dahil sa ginaw, takot, o matinding damdamin.
EN: shiver, shudder, chill
That sudden, uncontrollable body shake you do when it's freezing cold in the BPO office, or when someone tells a ghost story that's a little too real. It's your body's built-in vibrator mode for when it's cold, scared, or sometimes, even 'kinikilig'.
Often used as a root word for the verb 'kaligkigin'.
🇵🇭 Isang kaligkig ang gumapang sa kanyang likod nang marinig niya ang halinghing.
🇺🇸 A shudder ran down his back when he heard the whimper.
🇵🇭 Naramdaman ko ang kaligkig dahil sa malamig na hangin.
🇺🇸 I felt a chill because of the cold wind.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.