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Dupaningan Agta
Noun
alab
- (northern dialects) knee
Synonyms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Balinese ᬳᬮᬩ᭄ (alab). Cognate of Indonesian lalap (“young leaf”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
alab (comparative lebih alab, superlative paling alab)
- fresh
- Synonym: segar
Further reading
K'iche'
Noun
alab
- (Classical K'iche') boy
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
alab (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜊ᜔)
- blaze; big flame
- Synonyms: ningas, apoy
- ardor; fervor; enthusiasm
- Synonyms: sigla, kasiglahan, sigasig, kasigasigan, sigsa, kasigsahan
- intensity of passion or anger
- Synonyms: sidhi, kasidhian, silakbo, kasilakbuhan, sigalbo, kasigalbuhan, sigabo, kasigabuhan, ngitngit, kangitngitan
- Antonyms: lamig, hinahon
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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