"Labay" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

n. cooked rice with broth mixed in it. v. /AG-/ to mix broth in one’s cooked rice. /MANGI-: I-/ to mix (broth) in (cooked rice). /MANG-:-AN/ to mix (broth) in (cooked rice). Labayam ta inapoy mo ti digo ti sinigang. Mix the broth of SINIGANG in your rice

n. skein, hank of cotton yarn.

labáy - A polite excuse for interrupting a
conversation or for introducing a new
topic. Labáy man ang ákon, sán-o ka pa
dirí? Excuse me for interrupting, when did
you arrive here?

lábay - To catch or ensnare by means of a
rope. See lábang. Labáya—labánga.

labay v {1} [A2; a] go, pass by s.t.
, bring s.t.
by s.w.
Milabay lang ku, wà ku muhapit, I just passed by, I didnt drop in.
Nakal-abay na ba ang dyip?
Has the jeep passed by yet?
Labyun ku unyà tung ákung nalimtan sa inyu, Ill come by to get the thing I forgot at your house.
Gilabyan lang ku nímu, You just passed by me.
Ilabay kining sud-an unyà sa íla, Bring this food by to them on your way.
{2} [b(1)] pass over, bypass.
Gilabyan níya ang ákung ngálan sa pagpanghímug prumusyun, He passed my name over when he made the list of promotions.
{3} [A2] for time to pass.
Milabay ang daghang katuígan, Years passed.
a passing, short-lived.
Labay lang ning hangína kay unus man, This strong wind is only temporary.
It is just a squall.
pa-v [A; c1] let s.t.
pass by.
Magpalabay ku sa ákung kasukù únà ku muulì, I will let my anger pass before I go home.
Pal-abyun (ipalabay) lang tu nákung íyang sulti, I just wont mind what she says.
-um-r-, -um-r-() n {1} people passing back and forth.
{2} passing, transient.
pa {1} beyond.
Ang íla labay pa sa pusti, Their place is just beyond the post.
{2} in addition, even more.
Maáyu siyang mutrabáhu, labay pa musayu siyag anhi, He works well and furthermore, he comes early.
Duha ka túig ka didtu sa Amirika?
Labay pa, You were two years in the States?
More than that.
{3} surely, even more than sure.
Makapasar kahà ka?
Labay pa, Do you think you can pass?
Most assuredly.

lábay - To girdle—, ringbark—, a tree.
Labáya ang páhò, agúd maglúmpaw.
Ringbark the mango tree so that it may
wither.

lábay v {1} [A; ac] throw at.
Labáyun tikawg hanggranid ani-mála ka, Ill throw a hand grenade at you, you beast.
Labáyi tag duha ka buuk bi, Throw me down a couple.
Ilábay kanákù ang búla, Throw me the ball.
{1a} [A; c] throw away.
Ilábay ang mga latà, Throw away the spoiled fruits.
{1b} throw, discard in a card game.
{2} [A; c] assign to a remote place.
Way láin makalábay sa mga impliyádu ngadtu sa layù gawas sa supir-intindinti, No one can assign the employees to a remote place except the superintendent.
n throw.
Kinsang lábay run?
Whose turn is it to throw?
Ang íyang lábay walà makaabut sa paril, His throw didnt get as far as the wall.
-an() n line drawn to indicate the place at which to stand in throwing s.t.
-anan n dumping place.
Ang Pásil labayánan sa tanang húgaw sa syudad, Pasil is the place they dump all garbage in the city.

labáy - To pass, flit through; go by.
Naglabáy sa ákon painóíno nga——. The
thought flitted through my mind that——.
(cf. labád, lubás, lígad).