lyabe

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• yabe

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎabe/ [ˈʎa.be]

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• Hyphenation: lya‧be

Noun

lyábe (Basahan spelling ᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒ)

1. key

   Synonym: susi

2. winding a watch

   Synonym: roskas

Derived terms

• lyabehan
• maglyabe

Related terms

• lyabe-tubo

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈljabe/ [ˈljaː.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: lya‧be

Noun

lyabe (Baybayin spelling ᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒ)

1. superseded, pre-2007 spelling of liyabe

Usage notes

• This spelling does not follow the rule regarding double vowel clusters beginning with /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel (eg. /ia/ or /ua/), which are typically retained at the start of a word or after two consecutive consonants then inserting ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ between the vowels. See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.