labhan

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Cebuano

Etymology

From laba +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lab‧han
  • IPA(key): /ˈlabhan/

Verb

labhan

  1. to wash, to launder

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Syncopic form of labahan, from laba +‎ -han. Compare Cebuano labhan.

Verb

labhán (complete nilabhan, progressive nilalabhan, contemplative lalabhan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to wash clothes; to launder
    Nilabhan ko na ang mga damit ko.
    I already washed my clothes.
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for labhan (Class II) - mag/an object verb
root word laba
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor mag- maglaba naglaba naglalaba
nagalaba2
maglalaba
magalaba2
galaba2
kalalaba1
kapaglalaba1
kakalaba
kakapaglaba
kapapaglaba
object -an labhan nilabhan nilalabhan
inalabhan2
lalabhan
alabhan2
locative pag- -an paglabhan pinaglabhan pinapaglabhan
pinaglalabhan
papaglabhan
paglalabhan
⁠—
benefactive ipag- ipaglaba ipinaglaba ipinapaglaba ipapaglaba ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipanlaba ipinanlaba ipinapanlaba ipapanlaba ⁠—
causative ikapag- ikapaglaba ikinapaglaba ikinapaglalaba1
ikinakapaglaba
ikapaglalaba1
ikakapaglaba
⁠—
referential pag- -an paglabhan pinaglabhan pinapaglabhan
pinaglalabhan
papaglabhan
paglalabhan
⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapag- makapaglaba nakapaglaba nakapaglalaba1
nakakapaglaba
makapaglalaba1
makakapaglaba
object ma- -an malabhan nalabhan nalalabhan malalabhan
benefactive maipag- maipaglaba naipaglaba naipaglalaba1
naipapaglaba
naiipaglaba
maipaglalaba1
maipapaglaba
maiipaglaba
causative maikapag- maikapaglaba naikapaglaba naikapaglalaba1
naikapapaglaba
naiikapaglaba
maikapaglalaba1
maikapapaglaba
maiikapaglaba
maipag- maipaglaba naipaglaba naipaglalaba1
naipapaglaba
naiipaglaba
maipaglalaba1
maipapaglaba
maiipaglaba
locative mapag- -an mapaglabaan napaglabaan napaglalabaan1
napapaglabaan
mapaglalabaan1
mapapaglabaan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpalaba nakapagpalaba nakapagpapalaba1
nakakapagpalaba
makapagpapalaba1
makakapagpalaba
actor-secondary mapapag- mapapaglaba napapaglaba napapapaglaba mapapapaglaba
object mapa- -an mapalabhan napalabhan napalalabhan1
napapalabhan
mapalalabhan1
mapapalabhan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpalaba naipagpalaba naipagpapalaba1
naipapagpalaba
naiipagpalaba
maipagpapalaba1
maipapagpalaba
maiipagpalaba
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpalaba naikapagpalaba naikapagpapalaba1
naikakapagpalaba
naiikapagpalaba
maikapagpapalaba1
maikakapagpalaba
maiikapagpalaba
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpalabhan napagpalabhan napagpapalalabhan1
napapagpalabhan
mapagpapalalabhan1
mapapagpalabhan
mapapag- -an mapapaglabhan napapaglabhan napapapaglabhan mapapapaglabhan
referential mapapag- -an mapapaglabhan napapaglabhan napapapaglabhan mapapapaglabhan

1 Used in formal contexts.

Social (maki-) verb forms
form affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
direct makipag- makipaglaba nakipaglaba nakikipaglaba makikipaglaba
maki- makilaba nakilaba nakikilaba makikilaba
indirect makipagpa- makipagpalaba nakipagpalaba nakikipagpalaba makikipagpalaba
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Syncopic form of labihan, from labi +‎ -han.

Verb

labhán (complete nilabhan, progressive nilalabhan, contemplative lalabhan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜑᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. alternative form of labihan