labasan

Tagalog

Etymology

From labas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌlaˈbasan/ [ˌlaːˈbaː.sɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -asan
  • IPA^(key): /labaˈsan/ [lɐ.bɐˈsan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: la‧ba‧san

Noun

lábásan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜐᜈ᜔)

1. exit; way out

   Synonym: salida

2. dismissal time (of students or workers)

   Synonyms: uwian, pag-uuwian

3. going out; exiting (at the end of something, of people from a theater, etc.)

   Synonyms: paglalabasan, pag-uuwian

4. sudden appearance in great numbers (of ants, troops, etc.)

   Synonyms: litawan, paglilitawan

Verb

labasán (complete nilabasan, progressive nilalabasan, contemplative lalabasan, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜐᜈ᜔)

1. to bring (something) from inside (for someone)
2. to bring out on (someone or some place) (of one's emotions)
3. to come out of; to exit out of

   Nilabasan ako ng uod. ― A worm came out of me.

4. to have discharge (of blood, pus, etc.)

   Synonyms: tagasan, saguhan

5. to perform a role as an actor (in a play, film, etc.)
6. (figurative) to become successful

   Synonym: magtagumpay

7. (euphemistic, vulgar) to ejaculate

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for labasan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	labas		actor
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
labasan	nilabasan	nilalabasan inalabasan1	lalabasan alabasan1	labasi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Alternative forms

• labsan

Anagrams

• labsaan, laban sa