labin-

Tagalog

Etymology

From labi +‎ -n- (compound enclitic interfix).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈbin/ [lɐˈbin̪]
• Syllabification: la‧bin-

Prefix

labín- (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative form of labing-: cardinal prefix, denoting excess over the count of ten

   ‎labin- + ‎dalawa (“two”) → ‎labindalawa (“twelve”)

   ‎labin- + ‎tatlo (“three”) → ‎labintatlo (“fourteen”)

   ‎labin- + ‎lima (“five”) → ‎labinlima (“fifteen”)

   ‎labin- + ‎siyam (“nine”) → ‎labinsiyam (“nineteen”)

Usage notes

• Used if the next stem in the compound starts with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩.

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with labin-

Anagrams

• banli, liban, linab