palaba

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From pa- +‎ laba (washing of clothes).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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palabá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ)

  1. washing of clothes

Etymology 2

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From pa- +‎ laba (growth).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /paˈlabaʔ/ [pɐˈlaː.bɐʔ] (halo of the moon; usury, noun)
    • IPA(key): /palaˈbaʔ/ [pɐ.lɐˈbaʔ] (waxing, growing, adjective; waxing; crescent moon, crescent, noun)
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧ba

Noun

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palabà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ)

  1. halo of the moon
    Synonym: limbo
  2. (obsolete) putting a lot of interest on debts; usury

Adjective

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palabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ)

  1. waxing; growing
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Noun

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palabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ)

  1. waxing of the moon
  2. crescent moon, or crescent in general
    Synonyms: gasuklay, buwang palaba
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Further reading

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  • palaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018