hiyas
híyas with stress marks
gem, jewelry
Usage Note
Hiyas is the standard Tagalog word for jewelry or a precious gem. It is used in everyday shopping contexts as well as in poetic and literary writing where something or someone is described as a 'hiyas' (jewel) of value. 'Tindahan ng hiyas' (jewelry store) is a common everyday phrase.
Examples
" Maganda ang hiyas mo. "
Natural Translation
Your jewelry is beautiful.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the jewelry your.
" Mahal ang presyo ng hiyas. "
Natural Translation
The price of the gem is expensive.
Literal Translation
Expensive the price of gem.
" Ipinamana sa kanya ng kanyang lola ang isang lumang hiyas na sinasabing dala-dala ng pamilya mula pa noong unang panahon. "
Natural Translation
His grandmother passed down to him an old gem said to have been carried by the family since the old days.
Literal Translation
Bequeathed to him by his grandmother the one old gem that said carried of family from since old time.
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