pangahas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pang̃ahas — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Possibly from pang- +‎ tahas (“direct; courageous”). However, expected word would be *panahas. Compare Kapampangan pangas (“hasty”). See also Cebuano kahas and Hiligaynon kahas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paŋaˈhas/ [pɐ.ŋɐˈhas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: pa‧nga‧has

Noun

pangahás (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜑᜐ᜔)

1. dare; audacity; courage

   Synonyms: kawalang-takot, tapang, ngaya, dahas

2. rashness; recklessness

   Synonyms: pusok, dahas

3. presumption

   Synonym: dahas

Derived terms

• kapangahasan
• makapangahas
• mapangahas
• pagkapangahas
• pangahasan
• pangangahas

 

Related terms

• mangahas

 

See also

• ahas
• dahas
• gahasa

 

Further reading

• “pangahas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “pangahas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1010.