alas-otso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alas otso
• alas-8 — abbreviation

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish a las ocho (“at eight o' clock”). By surface analysis, alas +‎ otso.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˌlas ˈʔot͡ʃo/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈʔoː.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaˌlas ˈʔotso/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈʔot̪.so]
• Rhymes: -ot͡ʃo, (no yod coalescence) -otso
• Syllabification: a‧las-ot‧so

Noun

alás-otso (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. eight o'clock

   Synonym: (formal) ikawalo

See also

• ala-una
• alas-dos
• alas-tres
• alas-kuwatro
• alas-singko
• alas-seis
• alas-siyete
• alas-nuwebe
• alas-diyes
• alas-onse
• alas-dose