This word is more common in conjugated form.
u·lí·nig
sense of hearing
sense of hearing
maulinigan
to happen to hear
to happen to hear
naulinigan
happened to hear
May naulinigan ako.
I happened to hear something…
Naulinigan ko ang tsismis.
I caught whiff of the rumor.
Nauulinigan ko ang kanilang mga daing.
I can “hear” their laments.
This is often used in the figurative sense for literary effect.
Senyor, talasan mo ang iyong taynga at ulinigin ang tugtuging selestiyal!
The general Tagalog word for ‘heard’ is narinig.
Narinig ko ang sinabi mo.
I heard what you said.
I heard what you said.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
ulínig: anumang bagay na narinig subalit hindi maunawaan
