labing-
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
- labin- — for compounds with next stem starting with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩.
- labim- — for compounds with next stem starting with the letter ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩.
Etymology edit
From labi (“excess”) + -ng- (compound enclitic interfix). labing-isa would literally mean 1 excess from 10, with 10 implied.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
labíng- (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔)
- Cardinal prefix, denoting excess over the count of ten, if the next stem in the compound starts with a vowel or ⟨w⟩.
- labing- + isa (“one”) → labing-isa (“eleven”)
- labing- + apat (“four”) → labing-apat (“fourteen”)
- labing- + anim (“six”) → labing-anim (“sixteen”)
- labing- + walo (“eight”) → labingwalo (“eighteen”)