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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
hilab
- pangs of hunger
Verb
hilab
- to slice off
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *hilab, possibly hi- + *lab. Compare alab, salab, silab, siklab, laab, liyab, labilab, and lagablab.
Pronunciation
Noun
hilab (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜊ᜔)
- swelling from cooking (as of rice, corn, etc.)
- Synonyms: paga, pamamaga, bintog, pamimintog
- rising from yeast (as of bread, cake, etc.)
- Synonyms: alsa, pag-alsa
- enlargement or distension of one's stomach
- Synonyms: umbok, pag-umbok, tambok, pagtambok
- abdominal cramps or spasms (as in gas pains)
- pain in the abdomen from a moving fetus in the womb
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hilab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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