EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to end; to cut short; to kill...
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/kit-LIN/
FIL: Wakasan o putulin ang isang bagay, karaniwan ay tumutukoy sa buhay, pag-asa, o pangarap.
EN: to end; to cut short; to kill
"Kitlin" is the more dramatic, poetic cousin of "tapusin" (to finish). You don't just "kitlin" your report; you "kitlin" someone's dreams, hopes, or... well, their life. It's the word you use when you want to add a touch of tragedy. "Kinitil niya ang pag-asa ko" sounds way more heartbreaking than "Wala na akong pag-asa dahil sa kanya." It's the "hugot" version of ending something.
From the root word "kitil" (to end, to kill).
ROOT MEANING: to end a life
Often used in a figurative sense to mean "to crush" or "to extinguish," such as hopes or dreams.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong hayaang kitlin ng iba ang iyong mga pangarap.
🇺🇸 Don't let others cut short your dreams.
🇵🇭 Ang biglaang trahedya ay tila kumitil sa kanyang masayang kinabukasan.
🇺🇸 The sudden tragedy seemed to end his happy future.
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