alas-seis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • alas-sais, alas sais — common
  • alas seis
  • alas-6 — abbreviation

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish a las seis (“at six o' clock”). By surface analysis, alas +‎ seis.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌlas seˈʔis/ [ʔɐˌlas sɛˈʔɪs] (dated), /ʔaˌlas saˈʔis/ [ʔɐˌlas sɐˈʔɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: a‧las-se‧is

Noun

alás-seís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

  1. six o'clock
    Synonym: (formal) ikaanim

See also

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