gerilya

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch guerrilla, from Spanish guerrilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈrɪlja]
• Hyphenation: gê‧ril‧ya

Noun

gerilya (plural gerilya-gerilya, first-person possessive gerilyaku, second-person possessive gerilyamu, third-person possessive gerilyanya)

1. (military) guerrilla war; guerrilla warfare.

Alternative forms

• gerila (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

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)

1. guerrilla warfare
2. guerilla fighter

   Synonym: gerilyero

Related terms

• gerilyero
• giyera

 

Further reading

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