Kilig

{{Short description|Excited feeling in a romantic context in Philippine culture}}

{{Short description|Excited feeling in a romantic context in Philippine culture}}

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In the [[Contextualization (sociolinguistics)|context]] of [[Philippine culture]], the [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] word ''"'''kilig'''"'' refers to the feeling of [[Stimulation|excitement]] due to various [[Romance (love)|love circumstances]] .<ref name=guidon>{{cite news|last1=Ang|first1=Andrea|last2=Kibanoff|first2=Keisha|title=Exploring Culture: Dissecting Kilig|url=http://www.theguidon.com/1112/main/2012/06/exploring-culture-dissecting-kilig/|access-date=24 October 2015|publisher=The Guidon|date=27 June 2012}}</ref> The term kilig can also refer to feeling butterflies in one's stomach, and the feeling of being flushed that only a certain person can make one feel. It is a romantic excitement.<ref>By Ashley Doctolero/Tina Doctolero</ref><ref name="rj">{{cite news |title=12 words that describe feelings of love in ways that English can't|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/12-words-describe-feelings-love-ways-english-cant|access-date=29 October 2015|publisher=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date=28 August 2015}}</ref>

In the [[Contextualization (sociolinguistics)|context]] of [[Philippine culture]], the [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] word ''"'''kilíg'''"'' refers to the feeling of [[Stimulation|excitement]] due to various [[Romance (love)|love circumstances]] .<ref name=guidon>{{cite news|last1=Ang|first1=Andrea|last2=Kibanoff|first2=Keisha|title=Exploring Culture: Dissecting Kilig|url=http://www.theguidon.com/1112/main/2012/06/exploring-culture-dissecting-kilig/|access-date=24 October 2015|publisher=The Guidon|date=27 June 2012}}</ref> The term ''kilíg'' can also refer to feeling [[butterflies in the stomach]], and the feeling of being [[Flushing (physiology)|flushed]] that only a certain person can make one feel. It is also described as romantic excitement.<ref>By Ashley Doctolero/Tina Doctolero</ref><ref name="rj">{{cite news |title=12 words that describe feelings of love in ways that English can't|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/12-words-describe-feelings-love-ways-english-cant|access-date=29 October 2015|publisher=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date=28 August 2015}}</ref>

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