lablab

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English

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Etymology

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From the taxonomic New Latin Lablab.

Noun

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lablab (plural lablabs)

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

Maltese

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Root
l-b-l-b
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

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Verb

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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
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    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

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Noun

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lablab m

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

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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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

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Noun

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labláb (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔)

  1. flame
    Synonyms: ningas, alab, liyab
  2. roasting on an open fire (of meat, fish, etc.)

Adjective

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labláb (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔)

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