laban
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Noun
laban (uncountable)
- (uncommon) Alternative form of leban
- 2023 November 24, Chloe Mac Donnell, “Why the humble hispi cabbage is the new cauliflower steak”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- 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.
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lában
Derived terms
- ilaban
- kalaban
- labanan
- maglaban
- makilaban
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).
Verb
laban
- to fight
Derived terms
- ngelaban
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“besides, except”).
Conjunction
laban
Related terms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).
Noun
laban
Etymology
Noun
laban m (plural labani)
Declension
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)
- fight; quarrel
- match; contest; game
- Synonyms: laro, paligsahan
- going against; opposition
- 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)
Derived terms
Interjection
laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)
- expression of encouragement: fight!
- Laban lang!
- Just keep on fighting!
Alternative forms
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)
- Alternative form of labhan
Further reading
- “laban”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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