martsa ng kamatayan

Tagalog

Etymology

Calque of English death march.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɾt͡ʃa naŋ kamaˈtajan/ [ˌmaɾ.t͡ʃɐ n̪ɐŋ kɐ.mɐˈt̪aː.jɐn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌmaɾtsa naŋ kamaˈtajan/ [ˌmaɾ.t͡sɐ n̪ɐŋ kɐ.mɐˈt̪aː.jɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: mar‧tsa ng ka‧ma‧ta‧yan

Noun

martsa ng kamatayan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜋᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

1. death march (forced movement of people in such circumstances that many die during the journey)

   ang Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan ― the Bataan Death March