labu

See also: lábú, lābù, and Låbü

Baoule

Noun

labu

1. duck

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay labu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq₂ (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tboli labuk (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”), Central Dusun hobuʔ (“calabash, type of gourd”)); alternatively, from Sanskrit अलाबु (alābu). Note that the reconstruction by Blust explained the final plosive in Tboli and Dusun that a derivation from Sanskrit cannot explain.

Noun

labu (first-person possessive labuku, second-person possessive labumu, third-person possessive labunya)

1. pumpkin (plant)
2. (sciences) flask

   Labu Erlenmeyer ― Erlenmeyer flask

Further reading

“labu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Khumi Chin

Labu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la˥.bu˥/

Noun

labu

1. hut

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 47

Latvian

Adjective

labu

1. inflection of labs:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Maguindanao

Noun

labú

1. paddy; rice field

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq₂ (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tboli labuk (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”), Central Dusun hobuʔ (“calabash, type of gourd”)); alternatively, from Sanskrit अलाबु (alābu). Note that the reconstruction by Blust explained the final plosive in Tboli and Dusun that a derivation from Sanskrit cannot explain.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

labu (Jawi spelling لابو, plural labu-labu, informal 1st possessive labuku, 2nd possessive labumu, 3rd possessive labunya)

1. gourd
2. pumpkin
3. calabash

Further reading

• “labu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Yogad

Noun

labu

1. fight