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Cebuano
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/
Noun
yábe (Badlit spelling ᜌᜊᜒ)
- key
Derived terms