giyera

Tagalog

Alternative forms

gera
gira – obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guerra. The insertion of /j/ remains unexplained.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: gi‧ye‧ra

IPA^(key): /ɡiˈeɾa/, [ˈɡjɛ.ɾɐ]

Noun

giyera (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜌᜒᜇ)

war
Synonyms: digmaan, (obsolete) gubat

Derived terms

giyera-giyerahan
giyera-patani
giyerahin
magkagiyera
manggiyera
pagkagiyerahan
palagera

Related terms

See also

baka

Further reading

“giyera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 337: “Guerra) Gira (pp) C. de campos contrarios”

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