lablab

See also: Lablab

English

Etymology

From the taxonomic New Latin Lablab.

Noun

lablab (plural lablabs)

1. Any of the twining leguminous plants related to the bean, especially the hyacinth bean.

Maltese

Root
l-b-l-b
1 term

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. The root may be inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare لبلب (lablab, “speaking fluently”) in Mid-Eastern dialects.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈlab.lap/
• Rhymes: -ablap

Verb

lablab (imperfect jlablab, verbal noun lablab)

1. to babble, chatter, talk much and idly
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 6:7:

     Intom u titolbu toqogħdux tlabalbu bħall-pagani; dawn mingħalihom li, iktar ma jgħidu, iktar jinstemgħu.

     New International Version translation: And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lablab
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	lablabt	lablabt	lablab		lablabna	lablabtu	labalbu
	f			labalbet
imperfect	m	nlablab	tlablab	jlablab		nlabalbu	tlabalbu	jlabalbu
	f			tlablab
imperative			lablab				labalbu

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /labˈlaːp/
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

lablab m

1. verbal noun of lablab: babbling, chatter, idle talk

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /labˈlab/ [lɐbˈlab̚]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: lab‧lab

Etymology 1

Noun

labláb (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔)

1. mud; silt

   Synonyms: putik, pusali

2. miry place; muddy swamp

   Synonyms: labwab, labon, tanlak, lati

3. noisy manner of hurried eating (as of dogs and pigs)

   Synonyms: habhab, sabsab, laklak

Etymology 2

Noun

labláb (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔)

1. flame

   Synonyms: ningas, alab, liyab

2. roasting on an open fire (of meat, fish, etc.)

Adjective

labláb (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔)

1. roasted over an open fire (of meat, fish, etc.)

Anagrams

• balbal