hukbalahap

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What does hukbalahap mean?

A Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration.

Where does hukbalahap come from?

Etymology tree Hokkien 服務 /服务 (ho̍k-bū)bor. Tagalog hukbo Tagalog -ng Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay Proto-Philippine *balay Tagalog bahay Proto-Austronesian *-an Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an Proto-Philippine *-an Tagalog -an Tagalog bahayan Tagalog bayan Tagalog hukbong bayan Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban Tagalog laban Proto-Austronesian *sa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa Tagalog sa Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor.? Spanish Japónbor. Tagalog Hapon Tagalog Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Haponsyl. abbr. Tagalog Hukbalahapbor. English Hukbalahap Borrowed from Tagalog Hukbalahap.

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