Ihalas

wild; untamed; feraladjective

Alternative meanings

wild; untamed; feral; not domesticated; from nature; uncultivated; uncontrolled depending on context

Pronunciation

ee-HAH-las

Root and affixes

Ihalas is used for wild animals, plants, or things. It relates to lasang, forest or jungle.

Variants or conjugations

wild; wild animal; wild plant; fierce; forest-like/wild; wild loanword

Related words and expressions

forest; animal; animal/creature; plant; nature; fierce; ferocious; forest/jungle

Meaning and usage notes

Use ihalas for wild as in wild or not domesticated. For fierce, aggressive, or brutal, mabangis may sound better. For “wildlife,” say ihalas nga kinabuhi or mga ihalas nga mananap.