alab

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

alab

1. (northern dialects) knee

Synonyms

• guwalab
• walab

Indonesian

Etymology

From Balinese ᬳᬮᬩ᭄ (alab). Cognate of Indonesian lalap (“young leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalap̚]
• Hyphenation: a‧lab

Adjective

alab

1. fresh

   Synonym: segar

Further reading

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

K'iche'

Noun

alab

1. (Classical K'iche') boy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalab/, [ˈʔa.lɐb]
• Rhymes: -alab
• Syllabification: a‧lab

Noun

alab (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜊ᜔)

1. blaze; big flame

   Synonyms: ningas, apoy

2. ardor; fervor; enthusiasm

   Synonyms: sigla, kasiglahan, sigasig, kasigasigan, sigsa, kasigsahan

3. intensity of passion or anger

   Synonyms: sidhi, kasidhian, silakbo, kasilakbuhan, sigalbo, kasigalbuhan, sigabo, kasigabuhan, ngitngit, kangitngitan

   Antonyms: lamig, hinahon

Derived terms

• alaban
• maalab
• mag-alab
• magpaalab
• nagpapaalab
• paalabin
• pag-alabin
• pampaalab
• papag-alabin

 

Further reading

• “alab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018