labnot

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *rab(ə)nut (“to grab and pull”) (cf. Ilocano rabnot).

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪abˌn̪ot̪/
• Rhymes: -n̪ot̪
• Hyphenation: lab‧not

Verb

labnot

1. to pull
2. to pull or grab by the hair

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *rab(ə)nut (“to grab and pull”) (cf. Cebuano labnot and Ilocano rabnot).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /labˈnot/ [lɐbˈnot]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: lab‧not

Noun

labnót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜈᜓᜆ᜔)

1. plucking out; uprooting; sharp pull and twist (of hair, weeds, roots, feathers, etc.)

   Synonyms: bunot, ganot, (of hair) sabunot, (of ears) piral, (of ears or nose) pingol

Derived terms

• labnutan
• labnutin
• lumabnot
• pagkalabnot
• paglabnot

 

See also

• hablot

Adjective

labnót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜈᜓᜆ᜔)

1. plucked out; uprooted; sharply pulled up (of hair, weeds, roots, feathers, etc.)