Root: laban

laban is a common word root in the Filipino language.

ROOT DEFINITION:

~ related to fighting

laban : [noun] fight; match; contest; charge; against; long live (expression)   more... »

kalaban : [noun] opponent; enemy; adversary; antagonist; competitor; fellow competitor; foe; rival   more... »

lumaban : [verb] to fight against; to oppose; to fight back   more... »

labanan : [verb] to fight against something; to fight someone; to oppose something; to defy something   more... »

labanán : [noun] fight; conflict; duel; battle; bout; race; fight with words; confrontation; encounter; contest; combat; firefight   more... »

ipaglaban : [verb] to fight a battle for something   more... »

manlabán : [verb] to resist; to defend oneself; to fight back   more... »

kalabanin : [verb] to fight something/someone   more... »

makalaban : [verb] to fight; to be able to fight   more... »

ilaban : [verb] to fight for something; to pit   more... »

maglaban : [verb] to fight; to fight with one another; to fight back; to compete   more... »

panlaban : [noun] contestant; fighter; resisting; for fighting; weapon   more... »

makipaglaban : [verb] to join a fight; to contend with;   more... »

paglaban : [noun] fighting; fight; defiance   more... »

palabán : [noun] fighter   more... »

paglabanan : [verb] to fight something; to fight against something   more... »

pakikipaglaban : [noun] fighting together; contention   more... »

malabanan : [verb] to be able to fight against something; to be able to oppose something; to be able to defy something.   more... »

magkalaban : [verb] to fight each other   more... »

paglalaban : [noun] fight; combat; match; competition   more... »

maipaglaban : [verb] to be able to fight a battle for something   more... »

maglabanán : [verb] to compete; to fight each other; to struggle   more... »

waláng laban : [adjective] helpless   more... »

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