alahas

Cebuano

Etymology

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

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

Noun

alahas

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

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧has
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlahas/, [ʔɐˈla.hɐs]

Noun

alahas

  1. jewel; jewellery
    Synonym: hiyas

Derived terms
  • ala-alahasan
  • alahasan
  • mag-aalahas
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