pangahas
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly from pang- + tahas (“direct; courageous”). However, expected word would be *panahas. Compare Kapampangan pangas (“hasty”). See also Cebuano kahas and Hiligaynon kahas.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋaˈhas/ [pɐ.ŋɐˈhas]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: pa‧nga‧has
Noun
editpangahás (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜑᜐ᜔)
- dare; audacity; courage
- Synonyms: kawalang-takot, tapang, ngaya, dahas
- rashness; recklessness
- presumption
- Synonym: dahas
Derived terms
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editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “pangahas” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “pangahas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1010.