gigil

English

Etymology

From Tagalog gigil.[1]

Adjective

gigil (comparative more gigil, superlative most gigil)

  1. Inducing an intense emotion by being cute or charming; grittingly thrilling

Noun

gigil (countable and uncountable, plural gigils)

  1. Intense emotion in response to something cute or charming; gritting thrill

References

  1. ^ Salazar, Danica (March 2025) “New words from around the world in the OED March 2025 update”, in Oxford English Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, retrieved 1 April 2025
  • “gigil”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟɪɟɪlʲ/

Verb

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

  1. alternative form of cigil (“to tickle”)

Conjugation

conjugation of gigil (second conjugation)
verbal noun gigilt
past participle gigilte
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present giglím giglíonn tú;
giglír† 		giglíonn sé, sí giglímid;
giglíonn muid 		giglíonn sibh giglíonn siad;
giglíd† 		a ghiglíonn; a ghiglíos /
a ngiglíonn* 		giglítear
past ghigil mé; ghiglíos ghigil tú; ghiglís ghigil sé, sí ghiglíomar; ghigil muid ghigil sibh; ghiglíobhair ghigil siad; ghiglíodar a ghigil /
ar ghigil* 		giglíodh
past habitual ghiglínn / ngiglínn‡‡ ghiglíteá / ngiglíteᇇ ghiglíodh sé, sí / ngiglíodh sé, s퇇 ghiglímis; ghiglíodh muid / ngiglímis‡‡; ngiglíodh muid‡‡ ghiglíodh sibh / ngiglíodh sibh‡‡ ghiglídís; ghiglíodh siad / ngiglídís‡‡; ngiglíodh siad‡‡ a ghiglíodh /
a ngiglíodh* 		ghiglítí / ngiglít퇇
future gigleoidh mé;
gigleod;
gigleochaidh mé† 		gigleoidh tú;
gigleoir†;
gigleochaidh tú† 		gigleoidh sé, sí;
gigleochaidh sé, sí† 		gigleoimid;
gigleoidh muid;
gigleochaimid†;
gigleochaidh muid† 		gigleoidh sibh;
gigleochaidh sibh† 		gigleoidh siad;
gigleoid†;
gigleochaidh siad† 		a ghigleoidh; a ghigleos; a ghigleochaidh†; a ghigleochas† /
a ngigleoidh*; a ngigleochaidh*† 		gigleofar; gigleochar†
conditional ghigleoinn; ghigleochainn† / ngigleoinn‡‡; ngigleochainn†‡‡ ghigleofá; ghigleochthᆠ/ ngigleofᇇ; ngigleochthᆇ‡ ghigleodh sé, sí; ghigleochadh sé, s토/ ngigleodh sé, s퇇; ngigleochadh sé, s톇‡ ghigleoimis; ghigleodh muid; ghigleochaimis†; ghigleochadh muid† / ngigleoimis‡‡; ngigleodh muid‡‡; ngigleochaimis†‡‡; ngigleochadh muid†‡‡ ghigleodh sibh; ghigleochadh sibh† / ngigleodh sibh‡‡; ngigleochadh sibh†‡‡ ghigleoidís; ghigleodh siad; ghigleochadh siad† / ngigleoidís‡‡; ngigleodh siad‡‡; ngigleochadh siad†‡‡ a ghigleodh; a ghigleochadh† /
a ngigleodh*; a ngigleochadh*† 		ghigleofaí; ghigleochtha토/ ngigleofa퇇; ngigleochtha톇‡
subjunctive
present go ngiglí mé;
go ngiglíod† 		go ngiglí tú;
go ngiglír† 		go ngiglí sé, sí go ngiglímid;
go ngiglí muid 		go ngiglí sibh go ngiglí siad;
go ngiglíd† 		— go ngiglítear
past dá ngiglínn dá ngiglíteá dá ngiglíodh sé, sí dá ngiglímis;
dá ngiglíodh muid 		dá ngiglíodh sibh dá ngiglídís;
dá ngiglíodh siad 		— dá ngiglítí
imperative
– giglím gigil giglíodh sé, sí giglímis giglígí;
giglídh† 		giglídís — giglítear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of gigil
radical lenition eclipsis
gigil ghigil ngigil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gigil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡi.ɡil/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈɡiɡɪl], [ˈɡiɡel], [ˈɡiɡe̞l]
  • Rhymes: -iɡil, -il, -iɡel, -el

Verb

gigil (Jawi spelling ݢيݢيل)

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

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • menggigil [agent focus] (meN-)
  • menggigil-gigil [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
  • tergigil [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: gigil

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɡiɡil/ [ˈɡiː.ɣɪl] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -iɡil
    • IPA(key): /ɡiˈɡil/ [ɡɪˈɣɪl] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: gi‧gil

Noun

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.

Derived terms

  • makagigil
  • manggigil
  • paggigil
  • panggigigil
  • panggigilan

See also

Adjective

gigíl (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. grittingly thrilling, enough to cause the gritting of 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 ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2007, Sambotani Iv, 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 ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 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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References

  • “gigil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “gigil”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • 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"
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