mulabe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

molave — Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish molave, which in turn is from Tagalog mulawin, from Central Proto-Philippine *hamurʔawən (“Vitex parviflora”). Doublet of mulawin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muˈlabe/, [mʊˈla.bɛ]
Hyphenation: mu‧la‧be

Noun

mulabe (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜊᜒ)

molave (tree, Vitex parviflora or Vitex cofassus species, and its wood)

Further reading

“mulabe” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“molave”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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