bulaun

Kapampangan

Etymology

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

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

Noun

buláun

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

   Synonym: mulauin