kilig

Borrowed from Tagalog kilig.

kilig

1. (Philippines) excited; thrilled

kilig

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

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

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈliɡ/ [kɪˈliɡ]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: ki‧lig

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

kilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. excited or thrilled especially by a romantic experience

   Synonym: kinilig

• “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 (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, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 432: “Mordido) Cqilig (pc) ſer alguno de la culebra”