alab

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

alab

  1. (northern dialects) knee

Synonyms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Balinese ᬳᬮᬩ᭄ (alab). Cognate of Indonesian lalap (“young leaf”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈalap̚]
  • Hyphenation: a‧lab

Adjective

alab

  1. fresh
    Synonym: segar

Further reading

K'iche'

Noun

alab

  1. (Classical K'iche') boy

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalab/ [ˈʔa.lɐb]
  • Rhymes: -alab
  • Syllabification: a‧lab

Noun

alab (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜊ᜔)

  1. blaze; big flame
    Synonyms: ningas, apoy
  2. ardor; fervor; enthusiasm
    Synonyms: sigla, kasiglahan, sigasig, kasigasigan, sigsa, kasigsahan
  3. intensity of passion or anger
    Synonyms: sidhi, kasidhian, silakbo, kasilakbuhan, sigalbo, kasigalbuhan, sigabo, kasigabuhan, ngitngit, kangitngitan
    Antonyms: lamig, hinahon

Derived terms
  • alaban
  • maalab
  • mag-alab
  • magpaalab
  • nagpapaalab
  • paalabin
  • pag-alabin
  • pampaalab
  • papag-alabin

Further reading
  • “alab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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