kilig

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kilig.

Adjective

kilig

1. (Philippines) excited; thrilled

Karao

Noun

kilig

1. edge (of rivers, tables, paper, etc.)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cqilig, qilig, quilig — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilig (“shudder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈliɡ/, [kɪˈliɡ]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Hyphenation: ki‧lig

Noun

kilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. shiver, shudder, thrill, or frisson from excitement (usually from romantic experiences)
2. (by extension) blush due to excitement especially romantic stimulation
3. (by extension) butterflies in one's stomach due to excitement
4. (obsolete) trembling of the body due to snakebite

Derived terms

• ikilig
• kiligin
• kumilig
• makapagpakilig
• makilig
• mangilig
• pangingilig

 

See also

• kaligkig
• kasag
• katal
• katog
• kibot
• kilit
• kimbot
• kinig
• kisay
• kisig
• kislot
• kualg
• panginginig

 

Adjective

kilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. excited or thrilled especially by a romantic experience

   Synonym: kinilig

Further reading

• “kilig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, 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^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 432: “Mordido) Cqilig (pc) ſer alguno de la culebra”