labi
v
Affixes -en
English To give preference to, make a priority, be more concerned about.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Magkalipatan ya nay ubligasyun ya kat asawa baw mga anak ya. Yanay paglábiyen ya, buwaten ya.
English He forgets his obligation to his wife and children. His work is what he is
more
concerned
about.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Paglábiyen ya, buwaten it beken. Sadili yang buwát ega na.
English What he gives
priority
to is work on other peopleś jobs rather than his own.
Cultural Note Stronger word than raga.
Overlapping synonym raga
adj
palábi-lábiyen
English Not wanting to be outdone.
See alsokayli
See alsolandaw
See alsolandi-landi