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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jefe. Doublet of kabo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhepe/
- Hyphenation: he‧pe
Noun
hépe (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜉᜒ)
- chief
- Synonym: payo
- Hepe kan polisiya ― Chief of police
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jefe, from French chef, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhepe/
- Hyphenation: he‧pe
Noun
hepe
- a chief or head police or military officer
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English hēap, from Proto-West Germanic *haup, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
hepe (plural hepes)
- crowd, multitude, assembly
Descendants
References
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jefe, from Old Spanish xefe, from French chef, from Latin caput. Doublet of kabo and tsip.
Pronunciation
Noun
hepe (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜉᜒ)
- chief (especially of police)
- Synonyms: puno, tsip
- boss; head (of an office)
- Synonyms: puno, bos