niyebe

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Alternative forms

• nyebe

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 yod coalescence) /niˈebe/ [ˈn̪jɛː.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -ebe
• Syllabification: ni‧ye‧be

Noun

niyebe (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜒᜊᜒ)

1. snow

Derived terms

• bulak-niyebe
• magniyebe
• maniyebe
• tagniyebe

 

Related terms

• nebera

 

Further reading

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