Kasingkasing

heartnoun

Alternative meanings

heart
organ that pumps blood
center of emotions
feelings
spirit or courage
central or essential part of something, depending on context

Pronunciation

kah-sing-KAH-sing

Root and affixes

Native Bisaya form related to heart. Kasingkasing can be used anatomically, emotionally, or figuratively.

Variants or conjugations

kasingkasing = heart
kasing-kasing = hyphenated variant
korason = heart, loanword from Spanish corazón
kinasingkasing = sincere / heartfelt
tibuok kasingkasing = whole heart / wholehearted
walay kasingkasing = heartless

Related words and expressions

gugma = love
kalipay = happiness
kasubo = sadness
sakit = pain / illness
dugo = blood
kinabuhi = life

Meaning and usage notes

Use kasingkasing for the physical heart and also for emotions, love, sincerity, or deep feeling. In romantic phrases, “akong kasingkasing” means “my heart”.