EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
feeling a thrill of romantic excitement...
to chirp; to sing (like a bird)...
to subside; to abate; to recede...
Pang-uri
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/ki-ni-ki-LIG/
FIL: Ang kasalukuyang pandamdam ng matinding tuwa, pananabik, o nerbiyos na karaniwang may kaugnayan sa romantikong interes.
EN: feeling a thrill of romantic excitement
Ah, *kilig*. The untranslatable. *Kinikilig* is the active state of feeling it. It's that giddy, butterflies-in-your-stomach, can't-stop-smiling feeling when your crush messages you "hi". It's the internal squealing when your favorite K-drama characters finally hold hands. It's a full-body blush and a sudden inability to form coherent sentences. The national emotion of the Philippines.
From 'kilig', the feeling of romantic excitement. 'Kinikilig' is its present progressive verb form.
ROOT MEANING: romantic excitement, butterflies in the stomach
Often followed by 'ako' as in 'Kinikilig ako' (I'm feeling 'kilig').
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🇵🇭 Kinikilig ako sa tuwing ngumingiti siya sa akin.
🇺🇸 I get that giddy romantic feeling every time he/she smiles at me.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang maingay, kinikilig ang kaibigan natin habang nanonood ng teleserye.
🇺🇸 Be quiet, our friend is feeling 'kilig' while watching the soap opera.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.