gigil

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gigil (present analytic giglíonn, future analytic gigleoidh, verbal noun gigilt, past participle gigilte)

  1. Alternative form of cigil (to tickle)

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gigil ghigil ngigil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gigil.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gigil (Jawi spelling ݢيݢيل)

  1. to shiver
  2. to tremble
    Synonyms: geletar, gementar

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: gigil

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gigil. Compare Ilocano gerger, Kapampangan galgal, Malay gegar / gigil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gigil (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. suppressed, overwhelming pleasure, thrill, or sometimes also anger, manifested by the gritting of teeth, tight gripping of hands, and/or trembling of the body
    Hindi ko mapigil ang gigil ko sa kanya.
    I can't suppress this overwhelming emotion I have against him.

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Adjective

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gigíl (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. gritting one's teeth, gripping one's hands tightly, and/or trembling one's body due to suppressed, overwhelming pleasure, thrill, or sometimes also anger
    • 1999, Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin, Talinghagang Bukambibig, Inilathala, →ISBN:
      Gasgas na gasgas na ang balita mong iyon. Gigil na gigil — sabik na sabik, gustong malaman kaagad kung ano ang magiging wakas, o galit na galit. Kanina pa gigil na gigil si Perlie kay Paul. Hilot nang hilot — ginagawa ang lahat nang ...
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    • 2007, Retrato ng artista bilang Filipino: isang elehiya na may tatlong tagpo, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN, page 9:
      Gigil na gigil ako — at tuwang-tuwa sa sarili na gigil na gigil ako. Katunayan iyon na bahagi ako ng aking kapanahunan, at tigib ng marangal na malasakit sa kalagayan ng sangkatauhan. Kaya, umakyat ako sa hagdanan, at saglit na tumayo ...
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    • 2014, Taga Imus, Sa Butas 2012: Tagalog Gay Story, Taga Imus M2M Books - TGIMS Publishing Services, →ISBN, page 51:
      Gigil na gigil na akong malaman kung ano nga. Nakatakip ang mga palad niya na parang piring sa aking mata habang ako ay naghihintay ng segundong alisin niya na iyon para makita ko na ang surpresa. Pero masaya ako. Kinikilig ako.
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    • year unknown, Sambotani Iv' 2007 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc. (→ISBN), page 1865:
      Gigil na gigil si Aling Rosa sa pagsasalita at lumilitaw ang mga ugat sa leeg. “Bayaan mo na... talagang ganyan ang bunso!" “Bunso!” Hinagod ni Aling Rosa ang buhok na nakalag sa pagkakapusod at padarag na ibinuhol uli iyon, at sinundan ...

References

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  • gigil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • gigil”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
  • Jovita Ona Calixihan, Filipino-English Figures of Speech (→ISBN, 2007): "very eager, raring to do something"
  • Ed Lim, LIM Filipino-English English-Filipino Dictionary: "trembling"
  • Tuttle Concise Tagalog Dictionary (→ISBN, 2017): "trembling because of anger or fondness"
  • Renato Perdon, Pocket Tagalog Dictionary: Tagalog-English English-Tagalog →ISBN, 2012): "gnashing of teeth"