labin-

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From labi +‎ -n- (compound enclitic interfix).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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labín- (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. 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

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  • Used if the next stem in the compound starts with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩.

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