English

Noun

ube ‎(uncountable)

1. The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

   Ube is a popular ingredient in cakes and ice-cream in the Philippines.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin ubi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.be/, /ˈu.bɛ/

Adverb

ube

1. (interrogative adverb) where

   Ube esas me?‎ ― Where am I? (direct question)

   Me ne savas ube me esas.‎ ― I don't know where I am. (indirect question)

Derived terms

• adube ‎(“to where”)
• irgube ‎(“wherever”)

See also

• qua ‎(“who (person)”)
  • quo ‎(“what (thing)”)
  • qui ‎(“who (plural)”)
  • pro quo ‎(“why”)
• ube ‎(“where”)
• kande ‎(“when”)
• quala ‎(“what kind of”)
  • quale ‎(“how”)
• quanta ‎(“how much”)
  • quanto ‎(“quantity”)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Malay ubi, Hawaiian uhi).

Noun

ube

1. The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.