"be" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbe/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈbɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish be, the Spanish name of the letter B/b. Ultimately from Latin bē. Doublet of bi. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|be}} Borrowed from Spanish be, {{der|tl|la|bē}} Latin bē, {{doublet|tl|bi}} Doublet of bi Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} be (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ), {{tlb|tl|historical}} (historical)
  1. the name of the Latin-script letter B/b, in the Abecedario Tags: historical Categories (topical): Latin letter names Synonyms: bi (english: in the Filipino alphabet), ba (english: in the Abakada alphabet)
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

Download raw JSONL data for be meaning in Tagalog (1.7kB)

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