alahas

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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

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed 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

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Further reading[edit]

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