siyobe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • shobe
  • siobe
  • shob — slang
  • shobs — slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 小妹 (sió-bē, “younger sister; youngest sister”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈobe/ [ˈʃoː.bɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈobe/ [ˈsjoː.bɛ]
  • Rhymes: -obe
  • Syllabification: si‧yo‧be

Noun

siyobe (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜊᜒ) (Chinese Filipino, colloquial)

  1. younger sister
    Coordinate term: (male) siyoti

See also

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