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alahas

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish alhaja, alhajas, from حَاجَة (ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”) or حِلْيَة (ḥilya, “ornament”).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧has
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlahas/, [ʔʌˈl̪a.hʌs̪]

Noun edit

alahas

  1. jewelry (US); jewellery (Canada, UK)
  2. (obsolete) gem

Derived terms edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish alhaja, alhajas, from حَاجَة (ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”) or حِلْيَة (ḥilya, “ornament”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

alahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜐ᜔)

  1. jewel; jewellery
    Synonyms: hiyas, hoya

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “alahas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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