labasan

Tagalog

Etymology

From labas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌlaˈbasan/ [ˌlaːˈbaː.sɐn̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -asan
    • IPA(key): /labaˈsan/ [lɐ.bɐˈsan̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: la‧ba‧san

Noun

lábásan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. exit; way out
    Synonym: salida
  2. dismissal time (of students or workers)
    Synonyms: uwian, pag-uuwian
  3. going out; exiting (at the end of something, of people from a theater, etc.)
    Synonyms: paglalabasan, pag-uuwian
  4. sudden appearance in great numbers (of ants, troops, etc.)
    Synonyms: litawan, paglilitawan

Verb

labasán (complete nilabasan, progressive nilalabasan, contemplative lalabasan, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. to bring (something) from inside (for someone)
  2. to bring out on (someone or some place) (of one's emotions)
  3. to come out of; to exit out of
    Nilabasan ako ng uod.A worm came out of me.
  4. to have discharge (of blood, pus, etc.)
    Synonyms: tagasan, saguhan
  5. to perform a role as an actor (in a play, film, etc.)
  6. (figurative) to become successful
    Synonym: magtagumpay
  7. (euphemistic, vulgar) to ejaculate

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for labasan
affix -an
root word labas
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
complete nilabasan
progressive nilalabasan
inalabasan1
contemplative lalabasan
alabasan1
imperative labasi1

1 Dialectal use only.

Alternative forms

  • labsan

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