EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ticklish...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ki-li-ti-IN/
FIL: Isang taong madaling makaramdam ng kiliti o labis na sensitibo sa pagkakakiliti.
EN: ticklish
You know that one friend who squirms and shrieks if you even *pretend* to tickle them? They are the definition of makilitiin. It's a state of being that is both a weakness and a source of endless fun for their tormentors (a.k.a. friends and family).
From `ma-` + `kiliti` + `-in` suffix, indicating a characteristic or tendency.
ROOT MEANING: Tickle; ticklish sensation
The `-in` suffix here denotes a quality or trait of a person.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo siyang kilitiin, sobrang makilitiin 'yan!
🇺🇸 Don't tickle him, he's very ticklish!
🇵🇭 Tumawa siya nang malakas dahil makilitiin siya sa paa.
🇺🇸 She laughed out loud because she is ticklish on the feet.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.