Kilig (original) (raw)

In the context of Philippine culture, the Tagalog word "kilig" refers to the feeling of excitement due to various love circumstances such as making first eye contact with one's crush or watching another person propose to someone. The term kilig can also refer to having a butterfly in one's stomach, and the feeling of being flushed that only a certain person can make one feel. It is a romantic excitement. There is no exact equivalent English term for kilig.