aparatsik

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English apparatchik, from Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik, “operator, apparatchik”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapaˈɾat͡ʃik/ [ʔɐ.pɐˈɾaː.t͡ʃɪk̚] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔapaˈɾatsik/ [ʔɐ.pɐˈɾat̪.sɪk̚] Rhymes: -at͡ʃik, (no palatal assimilation) -atsik Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat‧sik === Noun === aparatsik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜇᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔) (historical) apparatchik (member of a Communist apparat) zealous leader; an official of an organization ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aparatsik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018