siyobe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• shobe
• siobe
• shob — slang
• shobs — slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 小妹 (sió-bē, “younger sister; youngest sister”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈobe/ [ˈʃoː.bɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /siˈobe/ [ˈsjoː.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -obe
• Syllabification: si‧yo‧be

Noun

siyobe (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜊᜒ) (Chinese Filipino)

1. younger sister

   Coordinate term: (male) siyoti

See also

• nene