giyera

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• gera
• giera, gira — obsolete
• guierra, guiera, guerra — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish guierra, variant of Spanish guerra, from Early Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”). The insertion of ⟨-i-⟩ / ⟨-iy-⟩ (/j/) after /ɡ/, in Philippine Spanish is possibly due to palatalization of /ɡ/ before front vowel /e/ in some Spanish dialects. Compare Chilean Spanish guierra, Aragonese guierra, and Istriot guiera.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈeɾa/ [ˈɡjɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: gi‧ye‧ra

Noun

giyera (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜌᜒᜇ)

1. war

   Synonyms: digmaan, (obsolete) gubat

Derived terms

• giyera-giyerahan
• giyera-patani
• giyerahin
• magkagiyera
• manggiyera
• pagkagiyerahan
• palagera

Related terms

• bapor-de-giyera
• gerero
• gerilya
• gerilyero
• giyera mundiyal

See also

• baka

Further reading

• “giyera”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “giyera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 337: “Guerra) Gira (pp) C. de campos contrarios”
• Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 137
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 312