Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌlas diˈes/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈd͡ʒɛs], (colloquial) /ʔaˌlas ˈdjis/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈd͡ʒis]
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: a‧las-di‧yes

Noun

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alás-diyés (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔)

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

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