halaba

Central Bikol

Etymology

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Central Bikol ha-

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der.

Proto-Italic *lowō

Latin lavāre

Old Spanish lavar

Spanish lavarbor.

Central Bikol laba

Central Bikol halaba

From ha- + laba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈlabaʔ/ [haˈl̪a.baʔ]
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlabaʔ/ [ʔaˈl̪a.baʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧la‧ba

Adjective

halabà (plural haralaba, intensified halabaon, plural intensified haralabaon, Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜊ)

1. long (distance, length)

   Antonym: halipot

Derived terms

• kahalabaan

Galician

Verb

halaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of halar

Spanish

Verb

halaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of halar

Waray-Waray

Alternative forms

• haglaba
• hilaba

Etymology

From ha- +‎ laba, akin to Maranao malaba'.

Pronunciation

• ⁠
• IPA^(key): /haˈlaba/, [haˈla.ba]

Adjective

halaba

1. long

   Antonym: halipot