kilig

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kilig.

Adjective

kilig

1. (Philippines) excited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to romantic tension.

Karao

Noun

kilig

1. 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)

1. shiver, shudder, thrill, or frisson from excitement
2. (by extension) blush due to excitement especially from romantic stimulation
3. (by extension) butterflies in one's stomach

   Synonym: paruparo sa sikmura

4. (Marinduque) tremble

   Synonyms: kinig, nginig, kaligkig

5. (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
• kulag
• pamumula
• panginginig
• tuklaw

Adjective

kilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. shuddering
2. excited or thrilled (such as from a romantic experience)

   Synonym: kinilig

Further reading

• “kilig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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”

Anagrams

• gilik