welgista
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish huelgista, or analytically welga + -ista.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wel‧gis‧ta
- IPA(key): /welˈɡista/, [welˈɡis.tɐ]
Noun
welgista (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜄᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- striker; people on strike
- Synonym: mang-aaklas
Related terms
- welga
Further reading
- “welgista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018