labim-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• labing- — default prefix for compounds with next stem starting with a vowel.
• labin- — for compounds with next stem starting with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩.

Etymology

From labi +‎ -m- (compound enclitic interfix).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈbim/ [lɐˈbim]
• Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: la‧bim-

Prefix

labím- (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜋ᜔)

1. Alternative form of labing-: cardinal prefix, denoting excess over the count of ten, if the next stem in the compound starts with the letter ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩

   ‎labim- + ‎pito (“seven”) → ‎labimpito (“seventeen”)

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms prefixed with labim-