mulawin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

molauin, mulavin — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
mulawen

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 mulabe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muˈlawin/, [mʊˈla.wɪn]
Hyphenation: mu‧la‧win

Noun

mulawin (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

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

Descendants

→ Spanish: molave
- → Tagalog: mulabe
- → Cebuano: molave
- → English: molave

Further reading

“mulawin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 401: “Madera) Molavin (pp) para poſtes de caſas que llaman haligi, y pa qualquier coſa es incorruptible”

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