Meaning of *lába

see kilába.

wash

v. 1. wash clothing. Gilabhan níya ang ákung púlu, She washed my shirt. Ang batu nga ílang gilabhan, The stone where they do their washing; 2. scold, talk against. Gilabhan ka na sad sa ímung bus? Did your boss give you a cussing out again? 3. be badly defeated. Gilabhan námù ang ílang tím sa baskitbul, We trounced their team in basketball. -kára n. washcloth; v. wash the face with a washcloth. labalába v. work furiously, in a concentrated way. Átung labalabáhan pagpanday ang iskuylahan, Let’s work furiously building the school; 2. keep scolding, ranting against; a. done at a furious pace. labhanan n. 1. dirty laundry; 2. place to do wash; 3. place to air grievances. labhunun see labhanan, n1. nilabhan (linabhan) n. clean laundry. -bu(←) n. lavatory, sink. -da(←) n. laundry done for pay; v. take in wash, work off a debt by doing laundry. Naglabáda (nanglabáda) na lang siya, She took in wash. labandíra n. washerwoman; v. be a washerwoman. labandíru n. laundryman. -dur n. basin.

n. stains, spots, uneven color. Ang labà sa íyang mga sinínà walà makúhà, We could not get the stains out of her dress; v. get stained, spotted in color. Mulabà (malabà) ang kulur sa sinínà ug ibuwad kini sa ínit, The color of the dress will become uneven if it gets exposed to the sun. Ayaw nag labaa (ilabà) ug pintal, Don’t paint it unevenly. labàlabà v. have splotches of lighter or darker hue, not evenly smooth. Naglabàlabà ang sinínang dikulur nga giladlad, The colored dress got splotched when it was bleached in the sun.

see taas (dialectal). pa-(←) v. do something to enhance one’s image in public. Kanang íyang panghátag kwarta nagpalábà lang sa íyang papil, He gave money, but only to enhance his public image; n. action of doing something for the show and not with earnest intent.