tapulaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tapulao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈpulaw/ [t̪ɐˈpuː.laʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -ulaw
• Syllabification: ta‧pu‧law

Noun

tapulaw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

1. Sumatran pine (Pinus merkusii)
2. (obsolete) act of destroying something with an axe

   Synonyms: pagtatapulaw, pagtapulaw

Derived terms

• magtapulaw
• pagtapulaw
• pagtatapulaw
• tapulawin

See also

• Bundok Tapulao

Further reading

• “tapulaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018