EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become tight; to feel tight...
To become dark; to darken....
To spread or stretch out one's arms....
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/ma-ni-KIP/
FIL: Ang pagiging masikip o ang pagdama ng paninikip, tulad ng sa damit, espasyo, o sa dibdib.
EN: to become tight; to feel tight
That feeling in your jeans after an unli-samgyup session. Or that feeling in your chest when you see your crush holding hands with someone else. It can be about clothes, it can be about your heart. Both are signs that you need to let go—of either the rice or the feelings.
From the verb-forming prefix 'maN-' and the root 'sikip' (tight). The 'n' sound is a result of phonetic assimilation.
Often used in its progressive form 'naninikip' to describe an ongoing sensation, such as 'naninikip ang dibdib' (my chest is tightening).
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🇵🇭 Nagsimulang manikip ang dibdib niya dahil sa kaba.
🇺🇸 His chest began to feel tight due to anxiety.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong isuot 'yan, baka manikip sa iyo pagkatapos kumain.
🇺🇸 Don't wear that, it might become tight on you after eating.
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