# laban
## English
### Noun

laban (uncountable)
* (uncommon) Alternative form of leban
** 2023 November 24, Chloe Mac Donnell, “Why the humble hispi cabbage is the new cauliflower steak”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:At Akub in Notting Hill, chef Fadi Kattan does a modern take on the traditional Palestinian dish, malfouf with laban, showcasing grilled hispi with garlic yoghurt and pomegranate.

### Anagrams

* Alban, Balan, Blaan, Nabal, alban, banal, labna, nabal, nabla

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: la‧ban
* IPA: /ˈlaban/ [ˈl̪a.ban̪]

### Noun

lában
* fight, battle, match
    Synonym: sulbod

#### Derived terms

* ilaban
* kalaban
* labanan
* maglaban
* makilaban

## Iban
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

#### Verb

laban
* to fight

##### Derived terms

* ngelaban

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“besides, except”).

#### Conjunction

laban
* because; owing to

##### Related terms

* kebuah

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).

### Noun

laban
* fight; struggle

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лобан (loban).

### Noun

laban m (plural labani)
* flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

#### Declension
## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”). Compare Bikol Central laban, Kapampangan laban, Malay lawan, and Javanese ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlaban/ [ˈlaː.bɐn̪]
* Rhymes: -aban
* Syllabification: la‧ban

#### Noun

laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)
* fight; quarrel
    Synonyms: away, awayan, basag-ulo
* match; contest; game
    Synonyms: laro, paligsahan
* going against; opposition
    Synonyms: tutol, pagtutol, kontra, pagkontra
* fact or condition of being against or contradictory
    Synonyms: salungat, pagkasalungat, kasalungatan

##### Derived terms

* di-kalaban
* di-mapaglabanan
* Hukbalahap
* ilaban
* ipaglaban
* kalaban
* kalabanin
* laban sa sakit
* laban-laban
* labanan
* lumaban
* maglaban
* maglabanan
* makalaban
* makilaban
* makipaglaban
* malabanan
* manlalaban
* mapaglabanan
* mapanlaban
* paglaban
* paglabanan
* paglalaban
* pakikilaban
* palaban
* panlaban
* walang-laban

##### See also

* krimen laban sa sangkatauhan

#### Adjective

laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)
* against; contrary; opposed
    Synonyms: kontra, salungat, kasalungat

##### Derived terms

* laban kay
* laban sa

#### Interjection

laban (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔)
* expression of encouragement: fight!
    Laban lang!Just keep on fighting!

##### Alternative forms

* labern, lavern — gay slang

### Etymology 2

From labhan with elision of /h/.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /laˈban/ [lɐˈban̪]
* Rhymes: -an
* Syllabification: la‧ban

#### Verb

labán (complete nilaban, progressive nilalaban, contemplative lalaban, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜈ᜔) (nonstandard)
* Alternative form of labhan

### Further reading

* “laban”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* lanab, banal, Banal