labu

labu

1. duck

Inherited from Malay labu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq₂ (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tboli labuk (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”), Central Dusun hobuʔ (“calabash, type of gourd”));^[1] alternatively, from Sanskrit अलाबु (alābu). Note that the reconstruction by Blust explained the final plosive in Tboli and Dusun that a derivation from Sanskrit cannot explain.

labu (plural labu-labu)

1. pumpkin (plant)
2. (sciences) flask

   Labu Erlenmeyer ― Erlenmeyer flask

“labu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /la˥.bu˥/

labu

1. hut

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 47

labu

1. inflection of labs:
   1. accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
   2. genitive masculine/feminine plural

labú

1. paddy; rice field

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq₂ (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tboli labuk (“the bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria”), Central Dusun hobuʔ (“calabash, type of gourd”));^[1] alternatively, from Sanskrit अलाबु (alābu). Note that the reconstruction by Blust explained the final plosive in Tboli and Dusun that a derivation from Sanskrit cannot explain.

• Rhymes: -u

labu (Jawi spelling لابو, plural labu-labu)

1. gourd
2. pumpkin
3. calabash

• > Indonesian: labu (inherited)

• “labu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

labu

1. fight