bulaun

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Kapampangan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a Sambalic language, from Central Proto-Philippine *hamurʔawən (Vitex parviflora), the change from M to B due to rebracketing. Doublet of mulauin, a borrowing from Tagalog. Cognate to Pangasinan bulawen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bʊˈlaun/, [bʊˈläː.un]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧un

Noun[edit]

buláun

  1. molave (tree, Vitex parviflora or Vitex cofassus species, and its wood)
    Synonym: mulauin