itaas

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Etymology

From i- +‎ taas.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧ta‧as
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈtaʔas/, [ʔiˈta.ʔas]

Adjective

itaas

1. upstairs

   Antonym: ibaba

Adverb

itaas

1. above

   Antonym: ibaba

Derived terms

• i-itaas
• kaitaasan
• mag-itaas
• paitaas

 

Tagalog

Etymology

From i- +‎ taas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔitaˈʔas/ [ʔɪ.tɐˈʔas]
  • Rhymes: -as
• (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈtaʔas/ [ʔɪˈta.ʔɐs]
  • Rhymes: -aʔas
• Syllabification: i‧ta‧as

Noun

itaás (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜀᜐ᜔)

1. upstairs
2. top (of a hill, mountain, etc.)

   Synonyms: tuktok, ituktok, taluktok

3. vast space above

   Synonym: papawirin

4. heaven

   Synonym: langit

5. high position (in an organization, etc.)

Alternative forms

• taas — colloquial

Derived terms

• kaitaasan
• magpaitaas
• paitaas
• pang-itaas
• pumaitaas
• sa itaas
• tagaitaas

 

Verb

itaás (complete itinaas, progressive itinataas, contemplative itataas, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜀᜐ᜔)

1. to raise; to lift

   Synonyms: iangat, angatin

2. to increase; to raise (of prices)

   Synonyms: mahalan, pamahalin

3. to promote (of an employee)

   Synonym: iasenso

4. to put on top (of something)

   Synonyms: ipatong, ipaibabaw

5. to make louder; to raise (of volume)

   Synonym: ilakas

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for itaas

Affix	Root word		Trigger
i-	taas		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
itaas	itinaas	itinataas inataas1	itataas ataas1	itaas taasan1
1 Dialectal use only.