abli

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abrir, with the L changing to R and final R omitted.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ab‧li
  • IPA(key): /ʔabˈli/ [ʔɐbˈl̪i]

Adjective

ablí

  1. open (not closed)
    Synonym: abyerto
  2. ajar

Verb

ablí

  1. to open
  2. to begin (of classes, business, etc.)
  3. to found an enterprise

Derived terms

  • ablihan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish abrir with loss of final /ɾ/ and a sound shift from /ɾ/ to /l/, from Latin aperīre. Doublet of abre, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabˈli/ [ʔɐbˈlɪ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ab‧li

Adjective

ablí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. open (not closed)
    Synonym: bukas

Derived terms

  • ablihan
  • mag-abli

Noun

ablí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. act of opening something
    Synonyms: bukas, abre

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