alas-diyes

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • alas diyes
  • alas-10abbreviation

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish a las diez (at ten o' clock). By surface analysis, alas +‎ diyes.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌlas diˈes/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈd͡ʒɛs], (colloquial) /ʔaˌlas ˈdjis/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈd͡ʒɪs]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔaˌlas diˈes/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈd̪jɛs], (colloquial, no palatal assimilation) /ʔaˌlas ˈdjis/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈd̪jɪs]
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: a‧las-di‧yes

Noun

alás-diyés (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. ten o'clock
    Synonym: (formal) ikasampu

See also