From root: alahas
Usage Note
Alahasan is the container or specific place, such as a box or drawer, where jewelry is kept for safekeeping.
Examples
" Bukas ang alahasan ng lola. "
Natural Translation
Grandma's jewelry box is open.
Literal Translation
Open the jewelry-box of grandmother.
" Nasa loob ng alahasan ang singsing. "
Natural Translation
The ring is inside the jewelry box.
Literal Translation
Located-in the jewelry-box the ring.
" Itinago niya ang minanang singsing sa alahasan na nakakandado sa loob ng aparador. "
Natural Translation
She kept the inherited ring in the jewelry box that is locked inside the cabinet.
Literal Translation
Kept she the inherited ring in jewelry-box that locked inside of cabinet.
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