yave

See also: Yavé and y'ave

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish llaue (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis, of ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin. Cognate with English clef.

Noun

yave f (Hebrew spelling ייאב׳י, plural yaves)[1]

  1. (countable) key (an object designed to open and close a lock) [16th c.]
    • 1996, Sara Benveniste Benrey, edited by Yossi Benbenisty, Espertando el djudeo espanyol: poemas realidas i philosophia, kantes, sketches, piesas de teatro‎[1], Yossi Benbenisty, page 182:
      La yave tengo en la aldikera, tomala i avre la puerta.
      I have the key in the pocket; I take it out and open the door.

References

  1. ^ “yave”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim
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