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

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • girilya

Etymology

From Spanish guerrilla, from guerra (“war”) + -illa (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ril‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈɾilja/, [ɡeˈɾil.jɐ]

Noun

gerilya

  1. guerrilla warfare
  2. guerilla fighter
    Synonym: gerilyero
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