labaw

Cebuano

Etymology

From Sanskrit लाभ (lābha, “profit”).[1] Compare Malay laba, Indonesian laba, Tagalog labaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧baw
  • IPA(key): /ˈlabaw/, [ˈl̪a.baʊ̯]

Noun

labaw

  1. act of jutting out higher than something; stick out farther from the margin or limit
  2. act of being more, over in degree or number
  3. act of being ahead in a contest
  4. act of prevailing over
  5. executive

Derived terms
  • gipalabawan
  • ilabaw
  • labwan
  • makalabaw
  • milabaw
  • mulabaw
  • naglabaw
  • nagpalabaw
  • palabaw
  • palabwanay

References
  1. Jose G. Kuizon ((Can we date this quote?)) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, page 121

Further reading
  • John U. Wolff (1972) A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎, Ithaca, New York: Cornell University

Higaonon

Adjective

labaw

  1. over

Tagalog

Etymology

From Sanskrit लाभ (lābha, “profit”), according to Potet (2016)[1]. Compare Malay laba, Indonesian laba, and Cebuano labaw[2].

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧baw
  • IPA(key): /ˈlabaw/, [ˈla.baʊ̯]

Noun

labaw

  1. surpassing; outdoing; excelling
    Synonyms: higit, paghigit, daig, pagdaig, pananaig, pangingibabaw

Derived terms
  • kalabawan
  • labawan
  • lumabaw
  • malabawan
  • paglabaw

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 189 & 286
  2. Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, page 121
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