"Laban" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

v. /-UM-/ to fight or compete with someone. Apay nga lumaban ka? Why do you fight? /-UM-, MANG-:-AN/ to fight or compete with. Labanan na ka ni Pedro. Peter will fight with you. /AG-/ [with pl. subject] to fight or compete with one another.

labán - More than half, majority, the larger
part or share; more, greater, larger (of
quantity or numbers); to be, do, etc. more,
exceed, surpass, outdo. Ang labán sang
ákon humáy ginbalígyà ko na. I have sold
more than half of my rice already. Ihátag
mo sa íya ang tungâ sang tinápay, índì ka
maglabán sa íya—or—índì mo siá
paglabanán. Give him half of the bread,
don’t keep the larger share for yourself.
Ginlabán níya ang paghátag sa kay
Pédro. He gave Pedro more. Nalabanán
akó níya sing duhá ka páhò. He got two
mangoes more than I did.

laban
Active Verb: lumaban
Definition: (prep) against (verb) to fight against
Examples: Lumaban siya sa digmaan. (He fought in the war)

lában v {1} [A; b] take sides with.
Mulában ku nímu ug hustu ka, Ill go to your defense if you are right.
Gilabánan sa Yúis ang Israil, The U.
S.
took sides with Israel.
{1a} sa nigusyu cooperate in making a business do well.
Dúnay mga tindírang dílì mulában sa nigusyu sa ílang agáwun, Some salesgirls do not do anything to help their masters business.
{2} [A; b(1)] defend s.
o.
in a lawsuit.
Si Aturni Katunggal ang mulában sa ákung kásu, Attorney Catunggal is defending me in a lawsuit.
{2a} [A; b] defend ones honor, uphold the stand he has taken.
Naglában lang ku sa ákung dungug sa pagpatay ku níya, I killed him in defense of my honor.
Gilabánan níya ang íyang barugánan, He stood by his principles.
paN- v be a lawyer by occupation.
n occupation of lawyer.
-an() a tending to take sides with ones child or other person in whom one is interested.
Ayg pakig-áway ánang bat-ána kay labanan ra ba kaáyu nag inahan, Dont quarrel with that child because his mother tends to take sides with him.
v [B126] become one who mixes in quarrels.
maN-r-n attorney.

laban (from labi) greater in number, size, intensity.
ka-an, ka-an() n most of a number of.
Kalabanan (kalabánan) sa mga Pilipínu mugbù, Most Filipinos are short.
v {1} [B3; b2c1] ex-ceed, be more.
Mulaban (malaban) sa úras ang íyang paglakaw nganhi, It will take more than an hour for him to get here.
Hinglabanan na sad nang ímung bisyu, Your vices have gone beyond the limits of tolerance.
{2} [b2P] do s.t.
excessively.
Ayaw ug palabani (labani) ug latà ang tinúlang karni, Do not cook the meat overly soft.