abese

Indonesian

Noun

abese

1. alphabet (abece)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French abaisser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abese/

Verb

abese (medial form abes)

1. to demean oneself, belittle, abase, denigrate, humiliate

   Synonyms: denigre, imilie

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• abece — unadapted spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abecé, from the first three letters of the Spanish alphabet.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabeˈse/ [ʔɐ.bɛˈsɛ], /ˌʔaˈbese/ [ˌʔaːˈbɛː.sɛ]
• Rhymes: -e, -ese
• Syllabification: a‧be‧se

Noun

abesé or ábése (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

1. ABCs

   Synonyms: alpabeto, abesedaryo, abakada

2. primer (children's book introducing basic literacy)

   Synonyms: katon, kartilya, abesedaryo

Derived terms

• mag-abese
• pag-abesehin

 

Related terms

• a
• abesedaryo
• be
• ce

 

Further reading

• “abese”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “abese”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 3
• 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 2