oras-oras
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of oras.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
oras-oras (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ᜂᜇᜐ᜔)
- hourly
- 1968, Interchurch Language School (Quezon City, Philippines), Tagalog for Non-Filipinos - Volume 2[1], page 195:
- Oras-oras ang alis ng bus.
- The bus departure is hourly.
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
oras-oras (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ᜂᜇᜐ᜔)
- hourly; every hour
- 1947, Ruperto Santiago Cristobal, Pitong prinsesa: nobela[2], page 50:
- Huwag mong liligtaang tingnan sa oras-oras ang kanyang lagnat
- Do not forget to check his fever every hour.
- time after time; again and again
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “oras-oras” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[3], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “oras-oras”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018