mag-alsa (mag-) to rebel to revolt to rise up against to stage a strike. Nag-alsa sila laban sa mga dayuhan. They rose up against the foreigners. mag-alsa, alsahin, ialsa (mag-:in, i-)
v.
to lift something. Alsahin mo ito. Lift this up.
» synonyms and related words:
rise
v.
1. to go up, come up: magpaitaas, tumaas, pumaitaas, pumailanglang
2. to go higher, to increase: tumaas, lumaki, lumakas, maragdagan
3. to come above the horizon: sumikat
4. to start, begin: magsimula, magmula, magbuhat
5. to revolt, to rebel: maghimagsik, paghimagsikan, magbangon, bumangon, mag-alsa, pag-alsahan
6. to give rise to, to start, to begin, to cause, to bring about: maging dahilan (sanhi), pagmulan, panggalingan, pagsimulan, lumikha
