Galunggong
Galunggong
This word for “shiver” in Kapampángan is exactly the same as the word for a commonly eaten fish in the Philippines!
GALUNGGUNG • (guh-loong-GOONG)
chills, shivers from the cold
Tagálog (Filipino): nginíg, kaligkíg
A similar word refers to a very common fish species eaten in the Philippines:
GALUNGGUNG • (guh-loong-GOONG)
the mackerel scad or speedo (Decapterus macarellus)
Tagálog (Filipino): galunggóng
Verb conjugation:
gálunggung, gágalunggung, gínalunggung – to shiver from the cold (actor focus)
mangalunggung, mángalunggung, méngalunggung – to shiver from the cold (actor focus)
Example sentence:
Gágalunggung ya ing galunggung. [Kap]
Nangínginig sa lamíg ang galunggóng. [Tag]
The mackerel scad is shivering from the cold. [Eng]
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