pangahas

• pang̃ahas — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Possibly from pang- +‎ tahas (“direct; courageous”). However, expected word would be *panahas. Compare Kapampangan pangas (“hasty”). See also Cebuano kahas and Hiligaynon kahas.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paŋaˈhas/ [pɐ.ŋɐˈhas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: pa‧nga‧has

pangahás (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜑᜐ᜔)

1. dare; audacity; courage

   Synonyms: kawalang-takot, tapang, ngaya, dahas

2. rashness; recklessness

   Synonyms: pusok, dahas

3. presumption

   Synonym: dahas

• “pangahas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “pangahas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 1010