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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaboŋ/
- Hyphenation: la‧bong
Adjective
labong
- abundant in leaves
- verdant; abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation
- having a big, voluminous hair
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *rabuŋ. Compare Isnag rabong, Kapampangan labung, Cebuano dabong. See also Malay rebung.
Pronunciation
Noun
labóng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- young, tender, edible bamboo shoot
See also
Further reading
- “labong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*rabuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “plant shoot: young leaf, plant shoot”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI