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Etymology of Laba

From Laba Festival, a partial calque of the Mandarin form of Chinese 臘八節 /腊八节 (Làbājié), q.v.

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Source etymology 1

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name

Ellipsis of Laba Festival.

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From Laba Festival, a partial calque of the Mandarin form of Chinese 臘八節 /腊八节 (Làbājié), q.v.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Polish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Polish Łaba.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionŁabapl
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