mulawin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

molauin – Abecedario orthography, obsolete

Etymology

From Central Proto-Philippine *hamurʔawən (“Vitex parviflora”). Compare Pangasinan bulawen, Bikol Central hamurawon, Aklanon hamue-awon, Hiligaynon hamul-awon, Waray-Waray hamurawon, Maranao molaon, and Tausug hamulawn. Doublet of molave.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: mu‧la‧win

IPA^(key): /muˈlawin/, [mʊˈla.wɪn]

Noun

mulawin (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

(botany) molave (Vitex parviflora or Vitex cofassus)
The wood from this tree.

Descendants

→ Spanish: molave
- → Cebuano: molave
- → English: molave

Further reading

“mulawin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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