hilab

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Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: hi‧lab

Noun[edit]

hilab

  1. pangs of hunger

Verb[edit]

hilab

  1. to slice off

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhilab/, [ˈhi.lɐb]
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lab

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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