ahas

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahtas (“narrow, cramped”), borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus (“narrow, tight”), of both *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow, tight”) and the suffix *-us. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Cognate with Finnish ahdas, Livvi ahtas, Lithuanian ankštas, Polish wąski, and Russian узкий (uzkij).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhɑs/, [ˈɑɦɑs]

• Rhymes: -ɑhɑs
• Hyphenation: a‧has

ahas (genitive ahta, partitive ahast, comparative ahtam, superlative kõige ahtam) or ahas (genitive ahta, partitive ahtat, comparative ahtam, superlative kõige ahtam)

1. (of oblong objects, space, area) narrow, cramped; of small extent in width

   ma pean siit ahtast ruumist kiiremini välja saama ― I need to get out of this cramped space faster

   korterelamu ahtal murulapil ringi joosta pole niikuinii väga võimalik ― it is not very possible to run around on the narrow lawn of an apartment building anyway

   Synonyms: ahtake, kitsas, kitsik, kitsuke

2. (figuratively) narrow, restrictive (of limited options, economic opportunities, etc.)

   ahta silmaringiga inimesi leidub igal pool küllaga ― there are plenty of narrow-minded people everywhere

   majanduskriisi saabudes on rahakraanid ahtaks jäänud ― with the arrival of the economic crisis, the money taps have become tight

   Synonym: piiratud

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• ahas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “ahas”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “ahas”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

• Saha

From Proto-Finnic *ahtas. Cognates include Finnish ahdas and Estonian ahas.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhɑs/, [ˈɑhɑz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhɑs/, [ˈɑhɑʒ̥]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhɑs/, [ˈɑhɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑs
• Hyphenation: a‧has

ahas (comparative ahtaamp)

1. tight, cramped

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16

ahas (genitive ahtahan, partitive ahasta)

1. Superseded spelling of ahaš.

• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “ahas”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

ahas

1. snake
2. (figurative) swindler; deceiver; crafty person

From Proto-Central Philippine *hálas (“snake”) with metathesis. Compare Masbatenyo ahas, Bikol Central halas, Aklanon haeas, Cebuano halas, Hiligaynon halas, Waray-Waray halas, Surigaonon hayas, and Tausug hās.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔahas/ [ˈʔa.hɐs]
• Rhymes: -ahas
• Syllabification: a‧has

ahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜐ᜔)

1. snake
2. (pathology) a kind of skin disease (eruption)
3. (figurative) backstabber; betrayer

   Synonyms: hudas, taksil, traidor

4. (by extension, colloquial) leading away someone's spouse or lover

• tuklaw

• “ahas” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “ahas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Cognate with Montagnais ahashu, Atikamekw ahasiw.

ahas (plural ahasàk)

1. crow

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project