mulabe
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish molave, which in turn is from Tagalog mulawin, from Central Proto-Philippine *hamurʔawən (“Vitex parviflora”). Doublet of mulawin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mulabe (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜊᜒ)
- molave (tree, Vitex parviflora or Vitex cofassus species, and its wood)
Further reading edit
- “mulabe” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “molave”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018