EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to feel romantic excitement; to be thrilled (roman...
superiority...
suppressed; subdued...
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/ki-li-GIN/
FIL: Maranasan ang pakiramdam ng kilig; makaramdam ng biglaang tuwa at pananabik dahil sa isang romantikong pangyayari.
EN: to feel romantic excitement; to be thrilled (romantically)
This is the verb form, the actual experience of the 'kilig'. If 'kilig' is the noun, 'kiligin' is the action of your heart doing a backflip. You don't just *have* kilig, you *kiligin*. It's an involuntary reaction. You can't help it. "Pinakilig niya ako" (He made me feel kilig) is the ultimate goal of any Filipino suitor.
ROOT MEANING: romantic excitement, butterflies in the stomach
Often used in the actor-focus form "kinikilig" (is feeling kilig) or "kinilig" (felt kilig).
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🇵🇭 Hindi ko mapigilang kiligin tuwing ngumingiti siya sa akin.
🇺🇸 I can't help but feel giddy whenever he smiles at me.
🇵🇭 Sino ba naman ang hindi kikiligin sa isang harana?
🇺🇸 Who wouldn't be romantically thrilled by a serenade?
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