laban

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See also: Laban, lábán, Labán, and la bàn

English

Noun

laban (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of leban

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Noun

laban

  1. fight; struggle

Iban

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Verb

laban

  1. to fight
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“besides, except”).

Conjunction

laban

  1. because; owing to

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Noun

laban

  1. fight; struggle

Romanian

Etymology

From Russian лобан (loban).

Noun

laban m (plural labani)

  1. flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Declension

Declension of laban
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) laban labanul (niște) labani labanii
genitive/dative (unui) laban labanului (unor) labani labanilor
vocative labanule labanilor

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”). Compare Bikol Central laban, Kapampangan laban, Malay lawan, and Javanese lawan.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧ban
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaban/, [ˈlaː.bɐn̪]

Noun

laban

  1. fight; quarrel
    Synonyms: away, awayan, basag-ulo
  2. match; contest; game
    Synonyms: laro, paligsahan
  3. going against; opposition
    Synonyms: tutol, pagtutol, kontra, pagkontra
  4. fact or condition of being against or contradictory
    Synonyms: salungat, pagkasalungat, kasalungatan

Derived terms

Adjective

laban

  1. against; contrary; opposed
    Synonyms: kontra, salungat, kasalungat

Derived terms

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