laban-
Tagalog
Etymology
From laban (“against”).
Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laban/ [lɐ.bɐn̪]
- Syllabification: la‧ban-
Prefix
laban- (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔) (neologism)