leba

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English labour.

Noun

leba class IX (plural leba class X)

  1. labour, labor

Tetum

Etymology

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Verb

leba

  1. to carry

Further reading

  • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan