EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To flinch, to jerk suddenly...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pu-mit-LAG/
FIL: Ang biglaang paggalaw o pagkagulat ng katawan dahil sa takot, sakit, o sorpresa.
EN: To flinch, to jerk suddenly
That feeling when you're about to fall asleep on the jeepney and your head suddenly drops, making you jolt awake. Or when someone sneaks up behind you and shouts. That involuntary, full-body 'OMG!' reaction is 'pumitlag'. It's the physical manifestation of being 'gulat'.
ROOT MEANING: sudden jerk
Describes an involuntary physical reaction to a stimulus.
🇵🇭 Pumitlag ako sa gulat nang kumidlat nang malakas.
🇺🇸 I flinched in surprise when the lightning struck loudly.
🇵🇭 Hindi siya pumitlag sa tunog ng putok.
🇺🇸 He didn't jerk at the sound of the gunshot.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.