liyabe-maestra

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llave maestra. By surface analysis, liyabe +‎ maestra.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˌabe maˈʔestɾa/ [ˌljaː.bɛ mɐˈʔɛs.t̪ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -estɾa
  • Syllabification: li‧ya‧be-ma‧es‧tra

Noun

liyabe-maestra (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜊᜒᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

  1. master key; skeleton key
    Synonym: susing panglahat