alahoy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈhoj/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈhoɪ̯] (“hey”, interjection)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈhoj/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈhoɪ̯], /ˌʔalaˈhoj/ [ˌʔaː.lɐˈhoɪ̯] (“expression of disbelief; what?”, interjection)
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: a‧la‧hoy

Interjection

alahóy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

1. hey! (exclamation to get attention)

   Synonym: hoy

Interjection

alahóy or álahóy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜓᜌ᜔) (Batangas)

1. expression of disbelief or refusal upon hearing something unbelievable or unacceptable

   Alahoy! Maniwala ka, sa sampu niyang sinabi, labing-isa ang mali!

   What, really?! Believe me, for the ten things he said, eleven are wrong!

See also

• ala
• ala eh
• ha
• talaga
• weh

 

Further reading

• “alahoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño‎^[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 8