laban

See also: Laban, lábán, Labán, and la bàn

English

Noun

laban (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) Alternative form of leban
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     At Akub in Notting Hill, chef Fadi Kattan does a modern take on the traditional Palestinian dish, malfouf with laban, showcasing grilled hispi with garlic yoghurt and pomegranate.

Anagrams

• Alban, Balan, Blaan, Nabal, alban, banal, labna, nabal, nabla

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ban
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaban/ [ˈl̪a.ban̪]

Noun

lában

1. fight, battle, match

   Synonym: sulbod

Derived terms

• ilaban
• kalaban
• labanan
• maglaban
• makilaban

Iban

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Verb

laban

1. to fight

Derived terms

• ngelaban

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“besides, except”).

Conjunction

laban

1. because; owing to

Related terms

• kebuah

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Noun

laban

1. fight; struggle

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лобан (loban).

Noun

laban m (plural labani)

1. flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Declension

Declension of laban

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	laban	labanul		labani	labanii
genitive-dative	laban	labanului		labani	labanilor
vocative	labanule			labanilor

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”). Compare Bikol Central laban, Kapampangan laban, Malay lawan, and Javanese ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlaban/ [ˈlaː.bɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aban
• Syllabification: la‧ban

Noun

laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)

1. fight; quarrel

   Synonyms: away, awayan, basag-ulo

2. match; contest; game

   Synonyms: laro, paligsahan

3. going against; opposition

   Synonyms: tutol, pagtutol, kontra, pagkontra

4. fact or condition of being against or contradictory

   Synonyms: salungat, pagkasalungat, kasalungatan

Derived terms

• di-kalaban
• di-mapaglabanan
• Hukbalahap
• ilaban
• ipaglaban
• kalaban
• kalabanin
• laban sa sakit
• laban-laban
• labanan
• lumaban
• maglaban
• maglabanan
• makalaban
• makilaban
• makipaglaban
• malabanan
• manlalaban
• mapaglabanan
• mapanlaban
• paglaban
• paglabanan
• paglalaban
• pakikilaban
• palaban
• panlaban
• walang-laban

Adjective

laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)

1. against; contrary; opposed

   Synonyms: kontra, salungat, kasalungat

Derived terms

• laban kay
• laban sa

Interjection

laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)

1. expression of encouragement: fight!

   Laban lang!

   Just keep on fighting!

Alternative forms

• labern, lavern — gay slang

Etymology 2

From labhan with elision of /h/.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈban/ [lɐˈban̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: la‧ban

Verb

labán (complete nilaban, progressive nilalaban, contemplative lalaban, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔) (nonstandard)

1. Alternative form of labhan

Further reading

• “laban”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• lanab, banal, Banal