alyas

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alias, from Latin aliās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaljas/ [ˈʔal̪.jɐs̪]
• Hyphenation: al‧yas

Noun

ályas (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

1. an alias; another name; an assumed name

Anagrams

• layas, salay, sayal

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alias, from Latin aliās.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaljas/ [ˈʔal.jɐs], /ʔalˈjas/ [ʔɐlˈjas]
• Rhymes: -aljas, -as
• Syllabification: al‧yas

Noun

alyas or alyás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

1. alias; assumed name

   Synonyms: palayaw, taguri, bansag

Derived terms

• alyasan
• mag-alyas

Related terms

• alyenasyon
• alyenista
• elyen
• enahenamyento
• enahenasyon

Further reading

• “alyas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “alyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 25

Anagrams

• salay, layas