labing-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From labi (excess) + -ng- (compound enclitic interfix). labing-isa would literally mean 1 excess from 10, with 10 implied.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈbiŋ/, [lɐˈbiŋ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧bing-

Prefix

labíng- (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. 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)

Derived terms

  • Tagalog terms prefixed with labing-
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