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Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *labut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlabot/
- Hyphenation: la‧bot
Noun
lábot (Basahan spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜆ᜔)
- business, concern, care
- Synonym: pakiaram
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧bot
- IPA(key): /laˈbot/
Noun
labót (Basahan spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜆ᜔)
- (Naga) hole; opening; perforation
- Synonym: luho
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *labut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlabot/
- Hyphenation: la‧bot
Noun
labot (Badlit spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜆ᜔)
- care; concern
Derived terms
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *labut.
Noun
labot
- concern
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *raq(ə)but (“pull out something rooted in soft matter, as flesh”).
Pronunciation
Noun
labot (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜆ᜔)
- act of pulling out of seedlings, plants
- Synonym: paglabot
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
labót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜆ᜔)
- curd; rennet
- Synonym: kuwaho
Further reading
- “labot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*raq(e)but”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI