Panggigitil (en. Piercing)

paŋˈɡiɡitil

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

The action of touching or attacking one thing upon another.

The piercing of the knife on the apple created a nice and clean cut.

Ang panggigitil ng kutsilyo sa mansanas ay nagbigay ng maganda at malinis na hiwa.

A spiritual concept that describes the thwarting of evil spirits or things.

In her belief, the piercing disrupts evil spirits.

Sa kanyang paniniwala, ang panggigitil ay nakagagambala sa masamang mga espiritu.

derived from the root word 'gilit', meaning 'to penetrate or to cut into a part'.

piercing of the sword

The assault or attack using a sword.

panggigitil ng espada

cut

A word describing the act of cutting or touching upon another object.

gilit

courting

My nephews, you think they're just hiding their courting feelings whenever I show interest in my crush.

Ang mga pamangkin ko, tingin mo, nagtatago lang ng panggigitil sa akin tuwing nagpaparamdam ako sa crush ko.

flirting

Go ahead, that might be flirting, just wait and see what happens between them.

Sige, baka panggigitil 'yan, tingnan mo na lang kung anong mangyayari sa kanila.

attempting to be cute

Wow, he's really always trying to be cute with the girls at school.

Grabe, siya talaga, laging may panggigitil sa mga girl sa school para magpa-cute.