liyabe-inglesa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
liyabe-ingglesa
lyabe-inglesa, lyabe-ingglesa — superseded, pre-2007
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish llave inglesa (“adjustable wrench”, literally “English key”). By surface analysis, liyabe + Inglesa.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˌabe ʔiŋˈɡlesa/ [ˌljaː.bɛ ʔɪŋˈɡlɛː.sɐ]
Rhymes: -esa
Syllabification: li‧ya‧be-in‧gle‧sa
=== Noun ===
liyabe-inglesa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜊᜒᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ)
monkey wrench
Synonyms: liyabe-de-tubo, birador
knuckle guard
=== Further reading ===
“liyabe-ingglesa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“liyabe-ingglesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 375