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dunnojo

What are some untranslatable words in your language?

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Other than gigil (being overly aggressive to something cute), there is naampiyas (where droplets of water go into a structure through a small opening via wind or tiny water droplets bouncing into the opening), nagtampo (where it is a mix of sulking, hostility towards close ones, anger, resentment, all in one word), kilig (where it is a sudden feeling of a term similar to butterflies in your stomach but not like the one that you can't speak or do anything when you see someone. To make it easier, it is the feeling where you see someone being lovey-dovey or showing acts of affection that doesn't make you throw up or be disgusted but practically the opposite of that) and papak (eating the side dish [ulam] with out the carbs in the meal [usually the rice] or vice versa).

Posted Jun 13, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC

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