niyebe

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nieve.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈebe/ [ˈɲe.be]
  • IPA(key): /ˈnjebe/ [ˈn̪je.be]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧ye‧be

Noun

niyébe (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. snow
    Synonym: yelo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /niˈebe/ [ˈɲɛː.bɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /niˈebe/ [ˈn̪jɛː.bɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ebe
  • Syllabification: ni‧ye‧be

Noun

niyebe (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. snow

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “niyebe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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