niyebe

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nieve.

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

Noun

niyébe

  1. snow
    Synonym: yelo

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /niˈebe/ [ˈɲɛ.bɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ebe
  • Syllabification: ni‧ye‧be

Noun

niyebe (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. snow

Derived terms
  • nebera

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