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Tagalog
Etymology
Reduplication of oras (“hour”). Literally, “as if per hour”. See also taon-taon, araw-araw, buwan-buwan.
Pronunciation
Adjective
oras-oras (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ᜂᜇᜐ᜔)
- hourly
1968, Interchurch Language School (Quezon City, Philippines), Tagalog for Non-Filipinos - Volume 2, page 195:Oras-oras ang alis ng bus.- The bus departure is hourly.
Derived terms
Adverb
oras-oras (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ᜂᜇᜐ᜔)
- hourly; every hour
1947, Ruperto Santiago Cristobal, Pitong prinsesa: nobela, page 50:Huwag mong liligtaang tingnan sa oras-oras ang kanyang lagnat- Do not forget to check his fever every hour.
- time after time; again and again
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