Meaning of láun, lá-un

Cuttings, twigs or shoots broken off the stem and to be planted in the soil, applied especially to the cuttings of the sweet-potato plant. Mangítà ka sing láun kag matanúm kitá sing kamóti. Find some cuttings and we will plant sweet potatoes.

Old, of a year or more ago. Laún nga humáy. Last year's rice or rice of more than a year ago. Laún nga kawáyan. Mature bamboo that is at least one year old. Laún nga tabákò. Old, mature, mellow tobacco. Laún nga dalága, laún nga babáeng búhat. An old spinster.