Liget

Pronounced, “li-get”. A term used by the Ilongot tribe in the Philippines, to describe strong emotions associated with energy or force. Liget can be experienced negatively (i.e., cathartic acts of rage or violence) or positively (i.e., creative passion that inspired productive actions).

Reference:

Carlson, S. E (2013). From the Philippines to The Field Museum: A Study of Ilongot (Bugkalot) Personal Adornment. Honors Project, 45. https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/socanth_honproj/45

Wierzbicka, A. (1992). Talking about emotions: Semantics, culture, and cognition. Cognition & Emotion, 6(3-4), 285-319. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699939208411073