hiyas
Hiligaynon
Noun
hiyas
- jewel
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly related to Malay hias (“decorate”). Some theorize it to be from Spanish joyas, but unlikely according to Potet (2016)[1] as it was pronounced /ˈʃojas/ until around the 17th century.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hi‧yas
- IPA(key): /hiˈas/, [hɪˈas]
Noun
hiyás
- gem; precious stone
- Synonym: mamahaling bato
- jewel
- Synonym: alahas
- ornament; decoration
- Synonyms: palamuti, gayak, kagayakan
- person or thing precious to someone
- Synonyms: mutya, yaman, kayamanan, pinakamamahal
Derived terms
- hiyasan
- hiyas-bato
- hiyasin
- mahiyasan
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 89-90