alahas

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish alhaja, alhajas, from حَاجَة (ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”) or حِلْيَة (ḥilya, “ornament”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧has
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlahas/, [ʔʌˈl̪a.hʌs̪]

Noun

alahas

  1. jewelry (US); jewellery (Canada, UK)
  2. (obsolete) gem

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alhaja, alhajas, from حَاجَة (ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”) or حِلْيَة (ḥilya, “ornament”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlahas/ [ʔɐˈla.hɐs]
  • Rhymes: -ahas
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧has

Noun

alahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜐ᜔)

  1. jewel; jewellery
    Synonyms: hiyas, hoya

Derived terms
  • ala-alahasan
  • alahasan
  • mag-aalahas

Further reading
  • “alahas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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