Inherited fromOld Spanishllaue(“key”), fromLatinclāvis(“key”), fromProto-Italic*klāwis, of ultimatelyProto-Indo-European origin. Cognate withEnglishclef.
yave f (Hebrew spellingייאב׳י,pluralyaves)[1]
- (countable)key(an object designed to open and close alock)[16th c.]
1996, Sara Benveniste Benrey, edited by Yossi Benbenisty,Espertando el djudeo espanyol: poemas realidas i philosophia, kantes, sketches, piesas de teatro[1], Yossi Benbenisty,page182:Layave tengo en la aldikera, tomala i avre la puerta.- I have thekey in the pocket; I take it out and open the door.
- ^“yave”, inTrezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim
