"Laba" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

labá - (Sp. lavar) To wash clothes; to beat,
strike, slash, drub, lash, whack, wallop.
Maglabá ka sang naúg. Wash the garment.
Lábhi (labahí) sing maáyo ang ákon mga
ulús. Wash my clothes well. Ilabá akó ánay
sang ákon báyò, kay may kadtoán akó.
Kindly wash my jacket for me, for I have to
go out. Ari na dirí ang linábhan mo. Your
wash or laundry is here. May lalábhan
ikáw? Have you any clothes to be washed?
Ginlabahán akó níya sang íya bastón sa
likód. He struck me on the back with his
stick. Labahí ang kabáyo sang látigo. Lash
the horse with the whip. (cf. búnak; búnal,
bálbal, bákol, etc.).

lábà - (H) To be, make or become long, to
lengthen. Sugponí ang kalát, agúd
maglábà. Tie another piece to the rope to
lengthen it (lit. that it may become long).
Labáa ang kalát. Lengthen the rope.
Labáa ang pagútud sang biníklan. Cut off
a long piece of the split bamboo. Nalabáan
akó siníng delárgo. These trousers are too
long for me. (cf. lábug).

laba
Active Verb: maglaba
Passive Verb: labhan
Definition: (verb) to wash (clothes), to launder
Examples: 1) Maglaba ka mamayang gabi. (You wash the clothes tonight.) 2) Labhan mo ang mga maruruming pantalon. (Wash the dirty pants.)

lába see kilába.

laba v {1} [A; b1] wash clothing.
Gilabhan níya ang ákung púlu, She washed my shirt.
Ang batu nga ílang gilabhan, The stone where they do their washing.
{2} [A; b] scold, talk against.
Gilabhan ka na sad sa ímung bus?
Did your boss give you a cussing out again?
{3} [b(1)] be badly defeated.
Gilabhan námù ang ílang tím sa baskitbul, We trounced their team in basket-ball.
-kára n washcloth.
v [A; b] wash the face with a wash-cloth.
labalába v [A; bc1] work furiously, in a concentrated way.
Átung labalabáhan pagpanday ang iskuylahan, Lets work furi-ously building the school.
{2} keep scolding, ranting against.
a done at a furious pace.
labhanan n {1} dirty laundry.
{2} place to do wash.
{3} place to air grievances.
labhunun = labhanan, n1.
nilabhan (linabhan) n clean laundry.
-bu() n lavatory, sink.
-da() n laundry done for pay.
v [AN; b5] take in wash, work o?
a debt by doing laundry.
Naglabáda (nanglabáda) na lang siya, She took in wash.
labandíra n washerwoman.
v [B156; a] be a washerwoman.
labandíru n laundryman.
-dur n basin.
labà n stains, spots, uneven color.
Ang labà sa íyang mga sinínà walà makúhà, We could not get the stains out of her dress.
v [B; c1] get stained, spotted in color.
Mulabà (mal-abà) ang kulur sa sinínà ug ibuwad kini sa ínit, The color of the dress will become uneven if it gets exposed to the sun.
Ayaw nag labaa (ilabà) ug pintal, Dont paint it unevenly.
labàlabà v [B46] have splotches of lighter or darker hue, not evenly smooth.
Naglabàlabà ang sinínang dikulur nga giladlad, The colored dress got splotched when it was bleached in the sun.

labà = taas (dialectal).
pa-() v [A; b6] do s.t.
to enhance ones image in public.
Kanang íyang panghátag kwarta nagpalábà lang sa íyang papil, He gave money, but only to enhance his public image.
n action of doing s.t.
for the show and not with earnest intent.