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(Sp. lavar) To wash clothes; to beat, strike, slash, drub, lash, whack, wallop. Maglabá ka sang naúg. Wash the garment. Lábhi (labahí) sing maáyo ang ákon mga ulús. Wash my clothes well. Ilabá akó ánay sang ákon báyò, kay may kadtoán akó. Kindly wash my jacket for me, for I have to go out. Ari na dirí ang linábhan mo. Your wash or laundry is here. May lalábhan ikáw? Have you any clothes to be washed? Ginlabahán akó níya sang íya bastón sa likód. He struck me on the back with his stick. Labahí ang kabáyo sang látigo. Lash the horse with the whip. (see búnak, búnal, bálbal, bákol, etc.).

(H) To be, make or become long, to lengthen. Sugponí ang kalát, agúd maglábà. Tie another piece to the rope to lengthen it (lit. that it may become long). Labáa ang kalát. Lengthen the rope. Labáa ang pagútud sang biníklan. Cut off a long piece of the split bamboo. Nalabáan akó siníng delárgo. These trousers are too long for me. (see lábug).

Also: to beat, drub, give one a hiding, punish severely. (see tarítári, torótóro, bakábáka, búnak, labá, pákas).

To wash by beating water-soaked clothes. Bunáki ang panápton ko. Wash my clothes. Panápton nga binunákan. Washed clothes. Ibúnak akó sang ákon pányo. Kindly wash my handkerchief. (see labá).

To be or become long. See lábà id.

(H) Length of objects, extent from end to end. (lábà; see kalabaón, kalábug, kalabugón, kadúgay, kabúhay-length of time).

From labá.

(B) To be, become or make long. See lábà id.

Length, long duration; to be, become or make long, lengthy, protracted, long drawn out, prolonged, especially of time; to protract, prolong, drag on, last long. Nagláwig ang ámon paglakát. Our walk lasted a long time. Lawíga ang ímo pagtoón, agúd mag-álam ka gid. Prolong your studies so that you may become very learned. (see dúgay, lábà).

To loosen or lengthen a tether, rope, string, etc., pay out or give rope to. Lawlawí ang karabáw, kay támà kakúg-ung ang higót níya. Loosen the buffalo, for he is tied too closely. Give the buffalo a longer tether, because his rope is too short. Lawlawí akó sing kalát. Pay me out more rope. Nagláwlaw ang písì. The string has become loose. (see labóy, lábà, lábug).

Long, lengthy, extended, extended in length. (see lábà, malábug, láwhan).

Dim. of malábà. Malabâlábà siá sing pangguyáhon. He is rather long-headed, has a long face. (see mabayóg).

Caus. of labá-to wash clothes. To let wash, send to the wash, get things washed. Kon malúyag ka palábhon ko ikáw sang ákon mga panápton. If you are willing, I'll-give you my clothes to wash,-let you wash my clothes. Ipalabá ang mahígkò nga báyò sa mamumunák. Let the washerwoman wash the dirty jacket. Ang tanán nga lalábhan nga mapalabá mo sa amó nga bulunakán pagatatápon sing maáyo kag igaúlì sa ímo nga matínlò kaáyo. All the wash you may send to that laundry will be handled carefully and returned to you perfectly clean, (see labá, pabúnak).

(H) To lengthen, elongate, draw out, make long, extend, add to the length of, produce (a line). Palabáa ang kalát. Lengthen the rope. Ginpalábà níla ang, halígi. They lengthened the post, (pa, lábà).

(H) Anything that is to be washed, as clothes, dirty linen, etc. (see lalábhan, labá).

Now and then used instead of pang-, e.g. pangalíntak (líntak); pangalabá (labá); pangamálus (málus), etc.

(Perhaps from the Sp. trillar or torear) To beat, thrash, punish severely, drub, chastise thoroughly. (see tarítári, torótóro, bakábáka, labá, lámpus, hánot, etc.).

(Perhaps from the Sp. alabar) To beseech, ask in prayer, to call on God or the Saints in prayer. The Freq. pangalába is usually employed. Nagapangalába kamí sa ímo---. We beseech you---. Ginapangalába námon sa ímo nga---. Ginapangalabáhan námon ikáw nga---. We beseech thee or we call on thee, that---. (see pangamúyò, pangáyò, pangadî, panawág).

Moderate warmth, tepidity, lukewarmness; to be or become warm, lukewarm, tepid. Ang alabá-ab sang gúgma, sang sílak sang ádlaw, etc. The (mild, soft) warmth of love, of the rays of the sun, etc. Ang sópas nga maínit kaína, nagalabá-ab na. The soup that was hot a while ago is lukewarm now or has become tepid. Paalaba-ába lang ang túbig, índì mo pagpainíton gid. Make the water only lukewarm, do not make it quite hot. Naalaba-ában ang íya nga dúghan sang matám-is nga handumánan. His heart waxed warm with sweet recollections. Padálhi akó sing ísa ka báso nga tsa nga maalabá-ab. Get somebody to fetch me a glass of lukewarm tea.

A kind of rattan. (see uwáy).