hilab

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧lab

Noun

hilab

1. pangs of hunger

Verb

hilab

1. to slice off

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hilab, possibly hi- + *lab. Compare alab, salab, silab, siklab, laab, liyab, labilab, and lagablab.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhilab/ [ˈhiː.lɐb̚]
• Rhymes: -ilab
• Syllabification: hi‧lab

Noun

hilab (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜊ᜔)

1. swelling from cooking (as of rice, corn, etc.)

   Synonyms: paga, pamamaga, bintog, pamimintog

2. rising from yeast (as of bread, cake, etc.)

   Synonyms: alsa, pag-alsa

3. enlargement or distension of one's stomach

   Synonyms: umbok, pag-umbok, tambok, pagtambok

4. abdominal cramps or spasms (as in gas pains)
5. pain in the abdomen from a moving fetus in the womb

Derived terms

• hilaban
• humilab
• paghilab
• pampahilab

Further reading

• “hilab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• hibla