labaw

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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References

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

Further reading

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  • John U. Wolff (1972) A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[3], Ithaca, New York: Cornell University

Higaonon

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Adjective

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labaw

  1. over

Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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labaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜏ᜔)

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

Derived terms

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References

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