alas-singko

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • alas singko
  • alas-5abbreviation

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish a las cinco (at five o' clock). By surface analysis, alas +‎ singko.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌlas ˈsiŋko/ [ʔɐˌlas‿ˈsiŋ.ko]
  • Rhymes: -iŋko
  • Syllabification: a‧las-‧sing‧ko

Noun

alás-singko (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

  1. five o'clock
    Synonym: (formal) ikalima

See also