ama de-liyabe

See also: ama-de-liyabe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ama de llaves (“housekeeper”, literally “keymistress”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔama de liˈabe/ [ˌʔaː.mɐ d̪ɛ ˈljaː.bɛ]
  • Rhymes: -abe
  • Syllabification: a‧ma de-li‧ya‧be

Noun

ama de-liyabe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜌᜊᜒ)

  1. housekeeper; maid
    Synonyms: yaya, katiwala, katulong, ama

Further reading

  • “ama de-lyabe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 28
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