EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have chills, to shiver...
Order; command; instruction...
Ordained; orderly; neat...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ngi-KI-in/
FIL: Makaranas ng panginginig ng katawan, karaniwan dahil sa lagnat o matinding ginaw.
EN: to have chills, to shiver
The verb form of that 'Antartica AC' feeling. This is what happens when you decide to take a bath at 4 AM. 'Ngingikiin ka' is what your lola warns you about when you go out with wet hair. It's the active state of your body doing the cha-cha against its will because of cold or fever.
ROOT MEANING: shiver, chill, tremor
A verb describing the state of having chills, usually from cold or sickness.
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🇵🇭 Nagsimula siyang ngikiin kaya't agad siyang nagkumot.
🇺🇸 He started to have chills so he immediately used a blanket.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magbabad sa ulan at baka ka ngikiin.
🇺🇸 Don't stay too long in the rain or you might get chills.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.