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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talabá (“kind of shellfish; oyster”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /talaˈba/,
- Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ba
Noun
talabá (Basahan spelling ᜆᜎᜊ)
- oyster
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talabá (“kind of shellfish; oyster”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ba
- IPA(key): /talaˈba/,
Noun
talabá (Badlit spelling ᜆᜎᜊ)
- oyster; any member of the family Ostreidae
Cuyunon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talabá (“kind of shellfish; oyster”).
Noun
talaba
- oyster
Kapampangan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talabá (“kind of shellfish; oyster”). Compare Bikol Central, Cebuano, and Tagalog talaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tələˈba/,
- Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ba
Noun
talabá
- oyster
Spanish
Verb
talaba
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of talar
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talabá (“kind of shellfish; oyster”). Compare Ilocano talaba, Kapampangan talaba, Asi tayba, Bikol Central talaba, Aklanon taeaba, Cebuano talaba, and Maranao talaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /talaˈba/,
- Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ba
Noun
talabá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜊ)
- oyster
- Synonym: (archaic) ostra
Derived terms
Further reading
- “talaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Uzbek
Etymology
From Arabic طَلَبَة (ṭalaba), plural of طَالِب (ṭālib).
Noun
talaba (plural talabalar)
- student