labon

Sambali

Noun

labón

1. mire

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Sambali labon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈbon/ [lɐˈbon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: la‧bon

Noun

labón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. silt; silt deposit

   Synonyms: latian, putikan

Derived terms

• malabon
• Malabon

See also

• lablab

Etymology 2

Compare Bikol Central labon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlabon/ [ˈlaː.bon̪]
• Rhymes: -abon
• Syllabification: la‧bon

Noun

labon (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. cooking by boiling of tubers, corn, bananas, etc.

   Synonyms: laga, paglalaga

Usage notes

• The word is not applicable for boiling of meat unlike laga.

Derived terms

• ilabon
• ipalabon
• labunan
• labunin
• paglalabon

Anagrams

• bal-on, balon