labi

See also: läbi and làbǐ

Ilocano

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *labiq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧bi

Noun

labi

1. remnant

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.bi/
• Rhymes: -abi
• Hyphenation: là‧bi

Noun

labi m pl

1. plural of labio

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈbi/ [lʌˈbi̞]
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /raˈbi/ [rʌˈbi̞]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: la‧bi

Noun

labí

1. night

Kapampangan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *labiq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧bi

Noun

lábi

1. (anatomy) lip
2. excess
3. leftovers
4. survivor

Latgalian

Etymology

From lobs (“good”) +‎ -i. Akin to Latvian labi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlabʲi]
• Hyphenation: la‧bi

Adverb

labi (comparative lobuok)

1. adverbial form of lobs; well

References

• Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 32

Latin

Verb

lābī

1. present active infinitive of lābor

References

• "labi", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Latvian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑbi/, [ˈɫɑ̟bɪ]

Adjective

labi

1. nominative masculine plural of labs

Adverb

labi

1. well; adverbial form of labs
2. well (corresponding to certain requirements or expectations)

   labi padarīt darbu ― to do one's work well

   labi nomazgāt rokas ― to wash one's hands well

   labi dziedāt ― to sing well

   labi atskaņot melodiju ― to play the melody well

   skolnieks mācās labi ― the student learns well

   bērns guļ labi ― the child is sleeping well

   darbs veicas labi ― the work is done well

   saruna beidzās labi ― the conversation ended well

   viss būs labi ― everything will be well, OK

   rēta dzīst labi ― the scar is healing well

   rudzi auga labi ― the rye grew well

   nazis griež labi ― the knife cuts well

3. well (intensively, attentively)

   labi ieklausīties troksnī ― to listen well to the noise

   labi izskraidīties ― to run well

4. well (fairly completely, comprehensively)

   labi pazīt apvidu ― to know the area well

   labi pārdomāt jautājumu ― to think well, thoroughly about the question

   labi saredzēt tālumā kuģi ― to see the ship well in the distance

   saule jau bija labi pakāpusies virs apsnigušajiem mežiem ― the sun had already risen well above the snow-covered forests

5. well (in harmony, without problems, conflicts)

   senāk bija divi brāļi, labi kopā sadzīvoja ― in the past there were two brothers, they lived well together

6. good, well (following moral rules, politely, considerate)

   labi audzināti dēli ― well brought up sons

   nav labi aizmirst savus vecākus ― it is not good to forget one's parents

7. well (normally, without difficulty)

   zēns labi redz ― the boy sees well

   sirds darbojas labi ― (his) heart works well

8. well, good (pleasantly, tastily, comfortably)

   ceriņi smaržo labi ― lilacs smell good

   labi būt ar draugiem ― to be well (= comfortably, pleasantly) with friends

   es dzīvoju labi ― I live well

9. well (without physical or psychological problems, healthy)

   pēc operācijas slimnieks jūtas labi ― after the operation the patient feels well

10. well (quite a lot, satisfyingly much)

    labi samaksāt ― to pay well

11. well (very, quite)

    labi gara lente ― a very (lit. well) long ribbon

    labi dziļa bedre ― a quite (lit. well) deep pit

    labi agri pamosties ― to wake up very (lit. well) early

12. (as a particle) OK, right (marking agreement, approval)

    “labi”, viņa saka ― OK, she said

    labi! es braucu! ― OK, I'll go

    tu rītvakar atnāc pie manis, labi? ― tomorrow night you are coming to my (house), right?

13. good, well (marking good progress, good result, e.g. at school)

    tajā ir tikai atzīmes “labi” un “teicami” ― in it (= report) there are only the grades “good” and “excellent”

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Noun

labí

1. night

Lindu

Noun

labi

1. remainder

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Noun

labi

1. night

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labiq, compare Malay lebih.

Adverb

labi

1. more

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.bi/

Noun

labi

1. night
2. evening

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈbi/, [la.ˈbi]

Noun

labi

1. evening; night

Sambali

Noun

labì

1. (anatomy) lip

Noun

labí

1. love

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

Compare Kapampangan labi and Sambali labi, and possibly related to Central Bikol ngabil and Cebuano ngabil. Possibly derived from Spanish labio (“lips”), according to Lopez (1965) and Cuadradro Muñiz (1972). See also Persian لبی (labi, “labial”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlabiʔ/ [ˈlaː.bɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -abiʔ
• Syllabification: la‧bi

Noun

labì (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒ)

1. (anatomy) lip

   Synonym: labyo

2. rim; edge of a container (as of a bowl, glass, cup, pitcher, etc.)
3. brink; edge (of a ravine, etc.)

Derived terms

• kagat-labi
• katlabi
• katlabian
• labian
• lumabi
• may gatas pa sa labi
• paglabi
• palabi

See also

• bibig
• labyal
• nguso

Etymology 2

Ultimately inherited from Proto-Austronesian *labiq. Compare Ilocano labi (“remnant”) and Kapampangan labi (“excess”). See also Malay lebih (“excess”) and Javanese ꦭꦸꦮꦶꦃ (luwih).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈbi/ [lɐˈbɪ], /laˈbiʔ/ [lɐˈbɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -i, -iʔ
• Syllabification: la‧bi

Noun

labí or labî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒ)

1. remains; remnant; leftover

   Synonym: tira

2. surplus; excess

   Synonyms: sobra, labis

3. corpse; cadaver; dead body

   Synonym: bangkay

4. debris; ruins

   Synonym: guho

Usage notes

• Used to form numerals from eleven to nineteen. See also labing-.

  labing-apat ― fourteen (literally, “excess four”)

• In older Tagalog, numerals were formed according to slightly different rules.
  • labi can be used to form any numeral between a power of ten and twice its value. As in modern Tagalog, if no power of ten was specified, the number was understood to exceed ten. Numerals greater than twice a power of ten instead used mayka-.

    labi sa raan labing isa ― one hundred and eleven (literally, “excess from a hundred, excess one (from ten)”)

    labi sa libong dalawang puwo ― one thousand and twenty (literally, “two tens excess from a thousand”)

  • When the following numeral referred to the immediately lower power of ten, that unit could be omitted if understood from context, though it could also be stated explicitly to avoid confusion.

    labi sa libong isa ― one thousand and one (hundred) (literally, “one (hundred) that is excess from a thousand”)

    labi sa libong sangdaan ― one thousand and one hundred (literally, “one hundred that is excess from a thousand”)

  • For indeterminate ranges where the exact number was unknown, no numeral would follow the unit. For values above ten but below twenty, puwo (older form of pu) should not be omitted.

    labi sa puwo ― exclusively between ten and twenty (literally, “more than ten”)

    labi sa raan ― exclusively between one hundred and two hundred (literally, “more than a hundred”)

  • Suffixes could be attached either to the first or the last word of the numeral phrase. In modern usage, attaching them to the first word is considered archaic.

    Labihin mong isa. / Labing isahin mo.

    Make it eleven.

    Labihin mo sa daan isa. / Labi sa daan isahin mo.

    Make it one hundred and one.

  • This older construction was later replaced under Spanish influence, except in the numerals eleven through nineteen.

    Labi sa libo labi sa raan labing pito ― one thousand, one hundred, seventeen (literally, “more than a thousand, more than a hundred, excess seven”)

    Isang libo isang daan at labing pito ― one thousand, one hundred, seventeen (literally, “one thousand, one hundred, and excess seven”)

Derived terms

• hilabi
• ipanghilabi
• kagat-labi
• katlabi
• katlabian
• labhan
• labi ng aso
• labihan
• labihang-isa
• labihin
• labimpito
• labindalawa
• labinlima
• labinsiyam
• labintatlo
• labing-
• labing-anim
• labing-apat
• labing-isa
• labingwalo
• lumabi
• malabi
• manghilabi
• nalalabi
• panghilabi
• panghilabihan
• panghilabihin

Further reading

• “labi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Lopez, Cecilio (1965), “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 107: “Beço) Labi (pp) dela boca que llamamos lauio yeste es el de abajo.”
  • page 113: “Boca) Labi (pp) de tinaja jarro v de otra vaſija”
  • page 117: “Bordo) Labi (pp) de tinaja jarro olla o el labio, porque el bordo de la vaſija pareçe labio”
  • page 253: “Diez) Labi (pc) con tando haſta .20. vt, labinanim .16. labinpito .17. &c. ante poniendo el labi, al numero, q̃ ſe ſigue, labinſiyam .19. I. que ſobran nueue de diez haſta 20.”
  • page 385: “Lauio) Labi (pp) de la boca”
  • page 555: “Sobrar) Labi (pc) ẽloqueſe coſe”
  • page 556: “Sobras) Labi (pc) de vino arroz”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*labiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 357

Anagrams

• bila, bali