liyabe-inglesa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llave inglesa (“adjustable wrench”, literally “English key”). By surface analysis, liyabe +‎ Inglesa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˌabe ʔiŋˈɡlesa/ [ˌljaː.bɛ ʔɪŋˈɡlɛː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: li‧ya‧be-in‧gle‧sa

Noun

liyabe-inglesa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜊᜒᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ)

  1. monkey wrench
    Synonyms: liyabe-de-tubo, birador
  2. knuckle guard

Further reading

  • “liyabe-ingglesa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “liyabe-ingglesa”, 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 375
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