laban

See also: Laban, lábán, Labán, and la bàn

English

Noun

laban (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of leban

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧ban
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaban/, [ˈl̪a.ban̪]

Noun

lában

  1. fight, battle, match
    Synonym: sulbod

Derived terms
  • ilaban
  • kalaban
  • labanan
  • maglaban
  • makilaban

Iban

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Verb

laban

  1. to fight
Derived terms
  • ngelaban

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“besides, except”).

Conjunction

laban

  1. because; owing to

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

Noun

laban

  1. fight; struggle

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лобан (loban).

Noun

laban m (plural labani)

  1. flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Declension
Declension of laban
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) laban labanul (niște) labani labanii
genitive/dative (unui) laban labanului (unor) labani labanilor
vocative labanule labanilor

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”). Compare Bikol Central laban, Kapampangan laban, Malay lawan, and Javanese ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlaban/ [ˈla.bɐn]
  • Rhymes: -aban
  • Syllabification: la‧ban

Noun

laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. fight; quarrel
    Synonyms: away, awayan, basag-ulo
  2. match; contest; game
    Synonyms: laro, paligsahan
  3. going against; opposition
    Synonyms: tutol, pagtutol, kontra, pagkontra
  4. fact or condition of being against or contradictory
    Synonyms: salungat, pagkasalungat, kasalungatan
Derived terms
  • di-kalaban
  • di-mapaglabanan
  • Hukbalahap
  • ilaban
  • ipaglaban
  • kalaban
  • kalabanin
  • laban sa sakit
  • laban-laban
  • labanan
  • lumaban
  • maglaban
  • maglabanan
  • makalaban
  • makilaban
  • makipaglaban
  • malabanan
  • manlalaban
  • mapaglabanan
  • mapanlaban
  • paglaban
  • paglabanan
  • paglalaban
  • pakikilaban
  • palaban
  • panlaban
  • walang-laban

Adjective

laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. against; contrary; opposed
    Synonyms: kontra, salungat, kasalungat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From labhan with elision of /h/.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈban/ [lɐˈban]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: la‧ban

Verb

labán (complete nilaban, progressive nilalaban, contemplative lalaban, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔) (nonstandard)

  1. Alternative form of labhan

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