English
kilig
Kilig comes from Tagalog kilig ‘shiver, shudder, thrill, or frisson from…’.
- Tagalogmodernkilig‘shiver, shudder, thrill, or frisson from excitement’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Tagalogmodernkilig‘shiver, shudder, thrill, or frisson from excitement’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Tagalog kilig
Today it means
adj excited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to romantic tension.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tagalog kilig / kilig