alahas

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧has
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlahas/ [ʔɐˈl̪a.hɐs̪]

Noun

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alahas

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

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜐ᜔)

  1. jewel; jewellery
    Synonyms: hiyas, hoya

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Further reading

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