labin-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧bin
  • IPA(key): /laˈbin/, [lɐˈbin]

Prefix

labín…

  1. Cardinal prefix, denoting excess over the count of ten, if the next stem in the compound starts with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨s⟩, ⟨r⟩, or ⟨t⟩.
    ‎labin- + ‎dalawa (“two”) → ‎labindalawa (“twelve”)
    ‎labin- + ‎tatlo (“three”) → ‎labintatlo (“fourteen”)
    ‎labin- + ‎lima (“five”) → ‎labinlima (“fifteen”)
    ‎labin- + ‎siyam (“nine”) → ‎labinsiyam (“nineteen”)

Derived terms

  • Tagalog words prefixed with labin-
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