laab

See also: Laab

English

Noun

laab (usually uncountable, plural laabs)

1. Alternative form of larb (meat salad)

Anagrams

• AABL, Alba, Ba'al, Baal, Bala, Baʿal, LABA, alba, baal, blaa

Somali

Etymology 1

Verb

laab

1. to fold

Etymology 2

From Proto-Cushitic *l-b-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib-. Cognates include Beja leeb, Rendille rubey, Arbore rubay, Blin libbe/labaka, Oromo lubbuu, Khonso luppoota, El Molo rupaiʔ, Burji lubbóo, Afar lùbbi.

Noun

laab f

1. chest
2. breast
3. heart

References

• “laab” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlaʔab/ [ˈlaː.ʔɐb̚], /laˈʔab/ [lɐˈʔab̚]
• Rhymes: -aʔab, -ab
• Syllabification: la‧ab

Noun

laab or laáb (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜀᜊ᜔)

1. blaze; spreading flame

   Synonyms: liyab, alab, ningas, lingas, lagablab, alab

Derived terms

• maglaab
• palaabin

Further reading

• “laab”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “laab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• alba, Alba, bala, abla, laba, alab