yabe

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• yabi
• yawe, yawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”). This and yawe seem to be more recent developments as they seem to be affected by yeísmo. If the word was borrowed earlier, it might have been *lyabe or *liyabe.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ya‧be
• IPA^(key): /ˈjabe/, [ˈja.bɪ]

Noun

yábe (Badlit spelling ᜌᜊᜒ)

1. key

Derived terms

• yabehanan

 

Related terms

• yabe de tubo
• yabero