gerilya
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeˈɾiʎa/ [ɡeˈɾi.ʎa]
- Hyphenation: ge‧ri‧lya
Noun
gerílya (Basahan spelling ᜄᜒᜍᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
Related terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch guerrilla, from Spanish guerrilla.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈrilja/ [ɡəˈril.ja]
- Rhymes: -ilja
- Syllabification: ge‧ril‧ya
Noun
gerilya (plural gerilya-gerilya)
- (military) guerrilla war; guerrilla warfare
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “gerilya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- girilya
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, from guerra (“war”) + -illa (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡeˈɾilja/ [ɡɛˈɾil.jɐ]
- Rhymes: -ilja
- Syllabification: ge‧ril‧ya
Noun
gerilya (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
- guerrilla warfare
- guerrilla fighter
- Synonym: gerilyero
Related terms
- gerilyero
- giyera
Further reading
- “gerilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018