martsa

From Spanish marcha, from marchar, from French marcher, from Middle French, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”).

Noun sense 2, after its supposed manner of walking.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾtsa/ [ˈmaɾ̪.t̪s̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: mar‧tsa

martsa

1. march
2. undetermined species of spider, supposedly walks with a march-like gait, used in spider fighting

martsa

1. to march
2. to hold a demonstration; to protest; to rally

Borrowed from Spanish marcha, from marchar, from French marcher, from Middle French, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾt͡ʃa/ [ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈmaɾtsa/ [ˈmaɾ.t͡sɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾt͡ʃa, (no palatal assimilation) -aɾtsa
• Syllabification: mar‧tsa

martsa (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. march (movement)
2. (music) march (type of music)

• “martsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018