manlalaban

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *-um-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-um-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paN-

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-

Cebuano mang-

Cebuano man-

Cebuano laban

Cebuano manlalaban

From man- +‎ laban, with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manlaˈlaban/ [mɐn̪.l̪aˈl̪aː.ban̪]
• Rhymes: -aban
• Hyphenation: man‧la‧la‧ban

Noun

manlalaban (Badlit spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜎᜊᜈ᜔)

1. an attorney
2. a lawyer
3. a defender