labu

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See also: lábú, lābù, and Låbü

Baoule

Noun

labu

  1. duck

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay labu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq₂ (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tboli labuk (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”), Central Dusun hobuʔ (“calabash, type of gourd”)); alternatively, from Sanskrit अलाबु (alābu). Note that the reconstruction by Blust explained the final plosive in Tboli and Dusun that a derivation from Sanskrit cannot explain.

Noun

labu (first-person possessive labuku, second-person possessive labumu, third-person possessive labunya)

  1. pumpkin (plant)
  2. (sciences) flask
    Labu Erlenmeyer ― Erlenmeyer flask

References

  1. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *labuq₂

Further reading

“labu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Khumi Chin

Labu.

Pronunciation

Noun

labu

  1. hut

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 47

Latvian

Adjective

labu

  1. inflection of labs:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
    2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Maguindanao

Noun

labú

  1. paddy; rice field

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq₂ (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tboli labuk (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”), Central Dusun hobuʔ (“calabash, type of gourd”)); alternatively, from Sanskrit अलाबु (alābu). Note that the reconstruction by Blust explained the final plosive in Tboli and Dusun that a derivation from Sanskrit cannot explain.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

labu (Jawi spelling لابو, plural labu-labu, informal 1st possessive labuku, 2nd possessive labumu, 3rd possessive labunya)

  1. gourd
  2. pumpkin
  3. calabash

References

  1. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *labuq₂

Further reading

Yogad

Noun

labu

  1. fight
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