labing-

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Etymology

From labi (excess) +‎ -ng- (compound enclitic interfix). labing-isa would literally mean 1 excess from 10, with 10 implied.

Pronunciation

Prefix

labíng- (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. Cardinal prefix, denoting excess over the count of ten, if the next stem in the compound starts with a vowel or w.
    labing- + ‎isa (one) → ‎labing-isa (eleven)
    labing- + ‎apat (four) → ‎labing-apat (fourteen)
    labing- + ‎anim (six) → ‎labing-anim (sixteen)
    labing- + ‎walo (eight) → ‎labingwalo (eighteen)

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