Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maquinista (“machinist”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /makiˈnista/, [mɐ.xɪˈnis.tɐ]
- Hyphenation: ma‧ki‧nis‧ta
makinista (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- (dated) machine producer
- (rail transport) engineer; motorman; train driver
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “makinista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018