Tagalog words with no English equivalent

All Tagalog words that have run in Comparle, with their meaning and story. Among them tampo and gigil.

• tampo13 Oct 2026quiet, hurt withdrawal, held until somebody comes to coax you out of ittampo
• gigil21 Sept 2026the overwhelming urge to squeeze or pinch something unbearably cutegigil
• kiligblind wordthe shiver of romantic excitement — butterflies in the stomachkilig
• pasalubongpractice worda gift you bring home from a trip for the people waitingpasalubong

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