kilig
English
Etymology
Adjective
kilig
- (Philippines) excited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to romantic tension.
Karao
Noun
kilig
- edge (of rivers, tables, paper, etc.)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cqilig, qilig, quilig — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilig (“shudder”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈliɡ/ [kɪˈlɪɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -iɡ
- Syllabification: ki‧lig
Noun
kilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)
- shiver, shudder, thrill, or frisson from excitement
- (by extension) blush due to excitement especially from romantic stimulation
- (by extension) butterflies in one's stomach
- Synonym: paruparo sa sikmura
- (Marinduque) tremble
- (obsolete) trembling of the body due to snakebite
Derived terms
- ikilig
- kiligin
- kumilig
- makapagpakilig
- makilig
- mangilig
- pangingilig
See also
Adjective
kilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)
- shuddering
- excited or thrilled (such as from a romantic experience)
- Synonym: kinilig
Further reading
- “kilig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 485
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[2] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 432: “Mordido) Cqilig (pc) ſer alguno de la culebra”