EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to shiver; to tremble...
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ka-ngi-KI/
FIL: Ang panginginig ng katawan dahil sa matinding lamig, takot, o lagnat.
EN: to shiver; to tremble
You know that feeling when the office AC is on full blast and feels like Baguio in December? Or when you're watching a horror movie and you know the jump scare is coming? That uncontrollable trembling is `magkangiki`. It's your body's physical reaction to 'Nalamig ako!' or 'Natakot ako!'.
ROOT MEANING: shiver, chill, tremor
Describes an involuntary, often rapid, trembling. 'Ngiki' is the noun for the shiver/tremor itself. 'Magkangiki' is the verb, to experience it.
🇵🇭 Nagsimula siyang magkangiki matapos mabasa ng ulan.
🇺🇸 He started to shiver after getting drenched in the rain.
🇵🇭 Sa sobrang takot sa multo, nagkangiki ang mga bata sa dilim.
🇺🇸 Out of extreme fear of ghosts, the children trembled in the dark.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.