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alas laas aals aals laas alas alsa lasa asla sala lsaa slaa aasl aasl asal saal asal saal lasa alsa lsaa slaa asla sala

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Definitions and meaning of alas

alas

Etymology 1

From Middle English alas, from Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”). Compare Dutch helaas, North Frisian ielas, West Frisian eilaas.

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) helas

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈlæs/, /əˈlɑːs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈlæs/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ɘˈlɛs/
• Rhymes: -æs

Interjection

alas

1. Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.

   Synonyms: alack, oh well

Derived terms

• alack and alas
• alas and alack
• alas the day, alas the while

Translations

Etymology 2

From Yakut алаас (alaas).

Noun

alas (plural alases or alasses)

1. A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.

Translations

Anagrams

• AALS, ALSA, LAAS, Lasa, aals, sala

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• alasu, las, lasu

Etymology

From Latin laxō. Compare Romanian lăsa, las.

Verb

alas first-singular present indicative (past participle alãsatã)

1. to let, allow
2. to leave (something), drop

Derived terms

• paralas
• alãsãtonj

Related terms

• alãsari / alãsare
• alãsat
• alãsãturã

Balinese

Romanization

alas

1. Romanization of ᬳᬮᬲ᭄.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Blend of a +‎ las. From Spanish a las.

Adverb

alas

1. o'clock

Etymology 2

From Spanish as.

Noun

alas

1. (card games) an ace; a card with a single spot
2. a trump card

Estonian

Noun

alas

1. inessive singular of ala

Finnish

Alternative forms

• alaha (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *alas. Equivalent to ala- +‎ -s (s-lative singular).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑs/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑs
• Syllabification^(key): a‧las

Adverb

alas (comparative alemmaksi or alemmas, superlative alimmaksi or alimmas)

1. down, downward, downwards

Inflection

Synonyms

• alhaalle

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "down; downward"): ylös

Interjection

alas

1. (followed by a nominative) down with (e.g. in demonstrations)

Verb

alas

1. second-person singular present imperative of alkaa (with enclitic -s)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “alas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• sala, sala-

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.las/
• Hyphenation: a‧las

Etymology 1

From Malay alas (“base, layer”), from Classical Malay الس (alas).

Noun

alas (first-person possessive alasku, second-person possessive alasmu, third-person possessive alasnya)

1. base, foundation
2. layer, lining, covering

Synonyms

• dasar
• basis
• lapik

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Javanese alas (ꦲꦭꦱ꧀, “forest”), from Old Javanese alas (“forest”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”). Cognate to Balinese ᬳᬮᬲ᭄ (alas, “forest”).

Noun

alas (first-person possessive alasku, second-person possessive alasmu, third-person possessive alasnya)

1. forest

   Synonyms: hutan, rimba, wana

Etymology 3

From Javanese [Term?].

Noun

alas (first-person possessive alasku, second-person possessive alasmu, third-person possessive alasnya)

1. rope on a small boat balancer

Further reading

• “alas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *alas. Cognates include Finnish alas and dialectal Estonian alas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑs/, [ˈɑɫɑz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑs/, [ˈɑɫɑʒ̥]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑs/, [ˈɑɫɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑs
• Hyphenation: a‧las

Adverb

alas

1. Synonym of allaa

Derived terms

Related terms

• See ala-

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19

Javanese

Romanization

alas

1. Romanization of ꦲꦭꦱ꧀

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.laːs/, [ˈäːɫ̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.las/, [ˈäːläs]

Noun

ālās

1. accusative plural of āla

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.laːs/, [ˈäɫ̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.las/, [ˈäːläs]

Verb

alās

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of alō

References

• alas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Latvian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.las/

Noun

alas f

1. inflection of ala:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.las/
• Rhymes: -alas, -las, -as

Noun

alas (Jawi spelling الس, plural alas-alas, informal 1st possessive alasku, 2nd possessive alasmu, 3rd possessive alasnya)

1. base, framework, layer, pad, foundation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “alas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle English

Etymology

from Old French a las.

Interjection

alas

1. alas

Descendants

• English: alas

Mirandese

Noun

alas

1. plural of ala

Occitan

Noun

alas

1. plural of ala

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”).

Noun

alas

1. wood, forest
2. quantity of flowers or plants growing in a thick cluster

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas)
  • → Indonesian: alas

Further reading

• "alas" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Old Spanish

Noun

alas

1. plural of ala

Portuguese

Noun

alas

1. plural of ala

Verb

alas

1. second-person singular present indicative of alar

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

àlās m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ла̄с)

1. alternative form of hàlās

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalas/ [ˈa.las]
• Rhymes: -alas
• Syllabification: a‧las

Noun

alas f pl

1. plural of ala

Sundanese

Noun

alas

1. forest

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish al as.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlas/, [ʔɐˈlas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: a‧las

Noun

alás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔)

1. (card games) ace

   Synonym: eis

2. (figuratively, by extension) trump card

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish a las.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlas/, [ʔɐˈlas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: a‧las

Adverb

alás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔)

1. o'clock (except for one o' clock)

   Synonym: (for one o' clock) ala

Related terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlas/, [ʔɐˈlas] (adjective)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔalas/, [ˈʔa.lɐs] (noun)
• Rhymes: (adjective) -as, (noun) -alas
• Syllabification: a‧las

Adjective

alás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔)

1. cut short and even

Noun

alas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔)

1. act of cutting or lopping off growth evenly

   Synonym: palas

Derived terms

• alasin

References

• “alas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas, from Proto-Austronesian *Salas.

Noun

alas

1. forest

Source: wiktionary.org