hias

See also: HIAs and HIAS

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hias. Cognate with Old Javanese hyas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhias/ [ˈhi.as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: hi‧as

Verb

hias (active menghias, passive dihias)

1. to decorate

Further reading

• “hias”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Verb

hiās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of hiō

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Old Javanese hyas (“ornaments”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈhias/ [ˈhjas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Hyphenation: hias

Verb

hias (Jawi spelling هياس)

1. to decorate.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• hiasan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: hias (inherited)

Further reading

• "hias" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "hias" at PRPM first version)