Tagalog
Etymology
From labi + -n- (compound enclitic interfix).
Pronunciation
Prefix
labín- (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔)
- alternative form of labing-: cardinal prefix, denoting excess over the count of ten
- labin- + dalawa (“two”) → labindalawa (“twelve”)
- labin- + tatlo (“three”) → labintatlo (“fourteen”)
- labin- + lima (“five”) → labinlima (“fifteen”)
- labin- + siyam (“nine”) → labinsiyam (“nineteen”)
Usage notes
- Used if the next stem in the compound starts with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩.
Derived terms
Tagalog terms prefixed with labin-
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