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/ [ʔɐˈl̪a.hɐs̪]
Noun
alahas
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alhajas, plural of alhaja, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الحَاجَة (al-ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”) or الحِلْيَة (al-ḥilya, “ornament”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlahas/ [ʔɐˈlaː.hɐs]
- Rhymes: -ahas
- Syllabification: a‧la‧has
Noun
alahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜐ᜔)
Derived terms
- ala-alahasan
- alahasan
- mag-aalahas