welgista

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish huelgista, or analytically welga +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /welˈɡista/ [wɛlˈɡis.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: wel‧gis‧ta

Noun

welgista (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜄᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. striker; people on strike
    Synonym: mang-aaklas

Further reading

  • “welgista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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