alas-siyete

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • alas siyete
  • alas-7abbreviation

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish a las siete (at seven o' clock). By surface analysis, alas +‎ siyete.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌlas siˈete/ [ʔɐˌlas‿ˈʃɛː.t̪ɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔaˌlas siˈete/ [ʔɐˌlas‿ˈsjɛː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: a‧las-‧si‧ye‧te

Noun

alás-siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. seven o'clock
    Synonym: (formal) ikapito

See also