labis

English

Noun

labis

1. (Christianity) A spoon used in the Eucharist.

Anagrams

• sabil, Sibal, Blais, Salib, Bails, Basil, Balis, basil, Blasi, BASIL, bails

Latin

Noun

lābis

1. genitive singular of lābēs

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlabis/ [ˈlaː.bɪs]
• Rhymes: -abis
• Syllabification: la‧bis

Noun

labis (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

1. surplus; excess

   Synonym: sobra

2. remaining; leftover

   Synonym: tira

Adjective

labis (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

1. excessive; more than enough

   Synonyms: sobra, butal

   • 1938, Mike Velarde Jr., “Dahil sa Iyo”:

     Sa buhay ko'y labis / Ang hirap at pasakit

     In my life, there is too much hardship and torment

     (literally, “hardship and torment are excessive”)

Derived terms

• ilabis
• kalabisan
• kulang sa pito, labis sa walo
• labis-labis
• labisan
• lumabis
• magmalabis
• magpakalabis
• magpalabis
• pagmalabisan
• pagmamalabis
• pagpapakalabis
• palabis
• palabisan
• palabisin
• walang labis, walang kulang

Anagrams

• bilas, silab