labi

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧bi

Noun

labi

1. remnant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.bi/
• Rhymes: -abi
• Hyphenation: là‧bi

Noun

labi m pl

1. plural of labio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /laˈbi/ [lʌˈbi̞]
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /raˈbi/ [rʌˈbi̞]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: la‧bi

Noun

labí

1. night

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧bi

Noun

lábi

1. (anatomy) lip
2. excess
3. leftovers
4. survivor

Etymology

From lobs (“good”) +‎ -i. Akin to Latvian labi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlabʲi]
• Hyphenation: la‧bi

Adverb

labi (comparative lobuok)

1. adverbial form of lobs; well

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 32

Verb

lābī

1. present active infinitive of lābor

References

• "labi", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑbi/, [ˈɫɑ̟bɪ]

Adjective

labi

1. nominative masculine plural of labs

Adverb

labi

1. well; adverbial form of labs
2. well (corresponding to certain requirements or expectations)

   labi padarīt darbu ― to do one's work well

   labi nomazgāt rokas ― to wash one's hands well

   labi dziedāt ― to sing well

   labi atskaņot melodiju ― to play the melody well

   skolnieks mācās labi ― the student learns well

   bērns guļ labi ― the child is sleeping well

   darbs veicas labi ― the work is done well

   saruna beidzās labi ― the conversation ended well

   viss būs labi ― everything will be well, OK

   rēta dzīst labi ― the scar is healing well

   rudzi auga labi ― the rye grew well

   nazis griež labi ― the knife cuts well

3. well (intensively, attentively)

   labi ieklausīties troksnī ― to listen well to the noise

   labi izskraidīties ― to run well

4. well (fairly completely, comprehensively)

   labi pazīt apvidu ― to know the area well

   labi pārdomāt jautājumu ― to think well, thoroughly about the question

   labi saredzēt tālumā kuģi ― to see the ship well in the distance

   saule jau bija labi pakāpusies virs apsnigušajiem mežiem ― the sun had already risen well above the snow-covered forests

5. well (in harmony, without problems, conflicts)

   senāk bija divi brāļi, labi kopā sadzīvoja ― in the past there were two brothers, they lived well together

6. good, well (following moral rules, politely, considerate)

   labi audzināti dēli ― well brought up sons

   nav labi aizmirst savus vecākus ― it is not good to forget one's parents

7. well (normally, without difficulty)

   zēns labi redz ― the boy sees well

   sirds darbojas labi ― (his) heart works well

8. well, good (pleasantly, tastily, comfortably)

   ceriņi smaržo labi ― lilacs smell good

   labi būt ar draugiem ― to be well (= comfortably, pleasantly) with friends

   es dzīvoju labi ― I live well

9. well (without physical or psychological problems, healthy)

   pēc operācijas slimnieks jūtas labi ― after the operation the patient feels well

10. well (quite a lot, satisfyingly much)

    labi samaksāt ― to pay well

11. well (very, quite)

    labi gara lente ― a very (lit. well) long ribbon

    labi dziļa bedre ― a quite (lit. well) deep pit

    labi agri pamosties ― to wake up very (lit. well) early

12. (as a particle) OK, right (marking agreement, approval)

    “labi”, viņa saka ― OK, she said

    labi! es braucu! ― OK, I'll go

    tu rītvakar atnāc pie manis, labi? ― tomorrow night you are coming to my (house), right?

13. good, well (marking good progress, good result, e.g. at school)

    tajā ir tikai atzīmes “labi” un “teicami” ― in it (= report) there are only the grades “good” and “excellent”

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Noun

labí

1. night

Noun

labi

1. remainder

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Noun

labi

1. night

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq, compare Malay lebih.

Adverb

labi

1. more

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.bi/

Noun

labi

1. night
2. evening

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈbi/, [la.ˈbi]

Noun

labi

1. evening; night

Noun

labì

1. (anatomy) lip

Noun

labí

1. love

Etymology 1

Compare Kapampangan labi and Sambali labi, and possibly related to Bikol Central ngabil and Cebuano ngabil. Possibly derived from Spanish labio (“lips”), according to Lopez (1965). See also Persian لبی (labi, “labial”).

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq. Compare Ilocano labi (“remnant”) and Kapampangan labi (“excess”). See also Malay lebih (“excess”) and Javanese ꦭꦸꦮꦶꦃ (luwih).

Further reading

• “labi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎, volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 107: “Beço) Labi (pp) dela boca que llamamos lauio yeste es el de abajo.”
  • page 113: “Boca) Labi (pp) de tinaja jarro v de otra vaſija”
  • page 117: “Bordo) Labi (pp) de tinaja jarro olla o el labio, porque el bordo de la vaſija pareçe labio”
  • page 253: “Diez) Labi (pc) con tando haſta .20. vt, labinanim .16. labinpito .17. &c. ante poniendo el labi, al numero, q̃ ſe ſigue, labinſiyam .19.|. que ſobran nueue de diez haſta 20.”
  • page 385: “Lauio) Labi (pp) de la boca”
  • page 555: “Sobrar) Labi (pc) ẽloqueſe coſe”
  • page 556: “Sobras) Labi (pc) de vino arroz”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*labiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• bila, bali