lubay

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Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: lu‧bay

Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown.

Verb[edit]

lubay

  1. to supple; to make or become supple

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare Waray-Waray labayan.

Noun[edit]

lubay

  1. the knife razorfish (Cymolutes praetextatus)

Ilocano[edit]

Noun[edit]

lubay

  1. earring

Limos Kalinga[edit]

Noun[edit]

lubay

  1. earring

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /luˈbaj/, [lʊˈbaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧bay

Noun[edit]

lubáy (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. cessation; relaxation; easing up (of jokes, insults, reproaches, etc.)
    Synonyms: hinto, tigil, lubag, hulaw, paghinto, pagtigil, paglubag, paghulaw
  2. leniency; laxity
    Synonyms: luwag, kaluwagan, pagkamaluwag
  3. looseness (state of not being stretched)
    Antonyms: bagting, kabagtingan

Derived terms[edit]

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