palaba

== Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === From pa- + laba (“washing of clothes”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palaˈba/ [pɐ.lɐˈba] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: pa‧la‧ba ==== Noun ==== palabá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ) washing of clothes === Etymology 2 === From pa- + laba (“growth”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈlabaʔ/ [pɐˈlaː.bɐʔ] (“halo of the moon; usury”, noun) Rhymes: -abaʔ IPA(key): /palaˈbaʔ/ [pɐ.lɐˈbaʔ] (“waxing, growing”, adjective; “waxing; crescent moon, crescent”, noun) Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: pa‧la‧ba ==== Noun ==== palabà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ) halo of the moon Synonym: limbo (obsolete) putting a lot of interest on debts; usury ==== Adjective ==== palabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ) waxing; growing ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== palabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ) waxing of the moon crescent moon, or crescent in general Synonyms: gasuklay, buwang palaba ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== palabá (complete pinalaba, progressive pinapalaba, contemplative papalaba, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ) (informal) short for ipalaba ==== Verb ==== palabá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊ) (imperative, colloquial) short for pakilaba (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpalaba === Further reading === “palaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018