abli

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abrir, with the L changing to R and final R omitted.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ab‧li
  • IPA(key): /ʔabˈli/

Adjective

ablí

  1. open (not closed)
    Synonym: abyerto
  2. ajar

Verb

ablí

  1. to open
  2. to begin (of classes, business, etc.)
  3. to found an enterprise

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish abrir with loss of final /ɾ/ and a sound shift from /ɾ/ to /l/, from Latin aperīre. Doublet of abre, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ablí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. open (not closed)
    Synonym: bukas

Derived terms

Noun

ablí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. act of opening something
    Synonyms: bukas, abre

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