EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to flinch; to jerk back...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/u-mig-TAD/
FIL: Ang biglaang paggalaw o pag-urong ng katawan dahil sa gulat, takot, o sakit.
EN: to flinch; to jerk back
This is that mini-jump or twitch you do when someone surprises you from behind, or when you're watching a horror movie and the jump scare gets you. It's your body's "OMG!" reaction before your brain even processes what's happening. A physical manifestation of being *nagulat*.
Similar to *umigkas* but almost exclusively used for a person's or animal's reflexive body movement in response to surprise, fear, or pain.
🇵🇭 Umigtad siya nang bigla siyang tapikin sa balikat.
🇺🇸 She flinched when she was suddenly tapped on the shoulder.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang malikot, baka umigtad ako at masugatan ka ng gunting.
🇺🇸 Don't move around, I might jerk back and cut you with the scissors.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.