EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
key...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/YA-we/
FIL: Isang kagamitang metal na ginagamit upang buksan o isara ang isang kandado.
EN: key
This is the old-school, hispanized word for 'susi'. Your lola might have used this term for the key to the aparador where she keeps the forbidden corned beef. It comes from the Spanish 'llave'. Nowadays, if you say 'Pakiabot ng **yawe**,' people might just give you a confused look before handing you the 'susi'.
From Spanish 'llave' (key).
Largely considered archaic or regional. 'Susi' is the universally understood and standard term.
🇵🇭 Nawawala ang yawe ng baul ng lola.
🇺🇸 Grandma's chest key is missing.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.