the 12th letter of the Filipino alphabet.

a syllable applied to the sixth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization.

1. Giddap!; driving command for working animals, such as carabao and cattle.

2. shortened form of Halá!

1. reserved for a particular purpose or specific use.
→ RESERBÁDO, TÁAN

2. ready, as for voluntary service.
Laán siyang mamatay para sa kaniyang bayan. He/She is ready to die for his country.
→ HANDÂ

• • ilaán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to be ready for service or aid.
• • maglaán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to keep in reserve for a purpose; to appropriate.

fund; budget.
→ BÁDYET, PRÉSUPWÉSTO

weak; brittle; fragile.
→ MAHINÀ, MARUPÓK

a small crack in the wood.

(Archaic) a shout inside the forest when asking for help.
→ LÁHAW

washing of clothes; laundering.

• • paglalabá:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of washing clothes.
• • labáhin:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  laundry.
• • labáhan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  a place used for washing clothes.
• • panlabá:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  things used for washing clothes.
• • palabáhan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  laundry shop.
• • maglabá, labhán :
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to wash clothes.
• • magpalabá, palabhán :
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to have someone wash one’s clothes.

lavatory; sink; washbasin; washstand.
Naghilamos siya sa labábo. He/She washed his/her face in the washstand.
→ LABATÓRYO

against; contrary to; in violation of.
Ang pagsuway sa magulang ay labág sa Sampung Utos ng Diyos. Disobedience to parents is against the Ten Commandments of God.
→ IREGULÁR, TALIWÁS

• • paglabág:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  the act or instance of violating a law, agreement, or rule.
• • lumabág, labagín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to violate; to go against; to transgress.

straight-edge razor (for shaving).
→ PANG-ÁHIT

surgeonfish (family Acanthuridae).

1. lowland; low region.
→ LAMBÁK, LIBÍS

2. depression in the ground; pothole.
→ LUBÁK

3. deep, slope area between the lip and chin.

washcloth; face towel; towelette.
→ BÍMPO, TUWALYÍTA

1. fight; quarrel.
→ ÁWAY, BABÁG, BÁSAG-ÚLO, HÁMOK

2. competition; match; contest.

3. a struggle for a goal or an objective.

4. against; opposed.
→ TALIWÁS

• • paglalában:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of fighting or quarreling with each other.
• • kalában:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  opponent; enemy; adversary.
• • panlában:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  person, animal, or thing readied and fitted for a contest or fight.
• • labanán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  battle; fight; scuffle; actual conflict.
• • maglában :
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to engage in a fight or contest; to oppose each other.
• • labánan :
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to oppose; to fight; to go against, to contradict.
• • ipaglában:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to fight for; to defend.
• • palabán :
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  feisty; combative; competitive.

laundrywoman; labandéro if male.

laundry; laundromat.
→ PALABÁHAN

1. (Archaic) hollowed out space in the ground or wood.

2. (Archaic) a type of bird snare.

• • labangán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  a feeding trough for animals, made from hollowed-out wood or stone.

radish.

• • labanúsan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  radish patch or plantation.

1. outside; exterior.
labás ng bakod, outside the fence.
→ EKSTERYΌR

2. coming out; appearance.

3. release (s.o. publications).
→ LATHALÀ, SIPÌ

• • labásan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  exit; way out.
• • kinalabasán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  result; outcome.
• • lumabás:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to go out.
• • malabás, ilabás:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to take something out.
• • palabasín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to send someone out.
• • palabasín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to show the result; to make the facts known.
• • labasín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to come out and see.
• • magpalabás, ilabás, ipalabás:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to stage or perform a show or number.
• • magpalabás, ilabás, ipalabás:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to show off a merit and excellence.
• • palabás:
  Part of Speech

  Adverb

  Definition

  outward; towards the outside.

out; not included.
labás sa usapan, out of the topic

Get out! Come out!

enema.
→ IRIGADÓR

lavatory; sink; washbasin; washstand.
→ LABÁBO

rice mixed with milk, water, or any other liquid.
→ BAHÓG

ancient incantation supposedly based on the song of a bird called tigmamanók.

1. foliage; leafiness.
→ LAGÔ, YÁBONG

2. (Archaic) a quantity of thread or yarn in coil; skein of certain length.
→ ÍKID, MADÉHA

• • paglalábay:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of coiling thread or yarn into skein.
• • labáyin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to coil abaca fibers, thread, or yarn into a skein.
• • malábay:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  leafy; with thick foliage (s.o. trees and plants).

labyrinth; maze.

1. surplus; excess.
→ KALAMÁAN, LÁBIS

2. remains; remnant; leftover.
→ TIRÁ

3. corpse; cadaver; dead body.
→ BANGKÁY

• • nalabí:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  excess; surplus; leftover.
• • nalalabí:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  remaining.

lip.

• • kagát-labì:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  biting of the lips to suppress emotional feeling such as anger or extreme sorrow.

freshwater fish with large lips (family Haemulidae).

small turtle.
→ PAGÓNG

a prefix used for denoting the numbers from eleven to nineteen.

• • labíng-isá:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  eleven.
• • labíndalawá:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  twelve.
• • labíntatló:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  thirteen.
• • labíng-ápat:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  fourteen.
• • labíng-limá:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  fifteen.
• • labíng-ánim:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  sixteen.
• • labímpitó:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  seventeen.
• • labíngwaló:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  eighteen.
• • labínsiyám:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  nineteen.

See rebentadór

1. excessive; more than enough.
Lábis na paghihirap ang kaniyang dinanas. He/She encountered extreme hardships.
→ SÓBRA

2. exaggeration; beyond the truth.
→ EKSAHERÁDA, EKSAHERÁDO, MASYÁDO

• • lumábis:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to exceed; to be more than enough.
• • palabísan:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to add an extra supply for any contingency.
• • magmalabís:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to maltreat; to act excessively; to exaggerate.

1. excess; surplus.
Iniipon niya ang lábis sa kaniyang suweldo. He/She is saving the excess from his/her salary.
→ KALAMÁAN, LABÍ

2. remaining; leftover.
→ TIRÁ

mud; mire; muck.
→ BÚRAK, PÚTIK, LÚSAK

a noisy manner of hurried eating (as of dogs and pigs).

• • lumabláb:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to eat with smacking lips and hurried way.

thin consistency of liquids or solutions.

• • kalabnawán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  state of thinness of liquid or solution.
• • palabnáw:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  adulterant; filler; extender.
• • labnawán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to dilute liquid or solution.
• • malabnáw:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  diluted; thin (s.o. liquids or solutions).