PAMUMUTIWANAN

This is an obscure Tagalog word seen only in old Philippine literary texts such as Florante at Laura.

Anóng gagawín ko’y aking napakinggán
ang iyóng pagtaghoy na kalumbay-lumbay,
gapós na nakita’t pamumutiwanan
ng dalawang gánid, ng bangís na tangan.

What could I do when loud I hear,
Thy sad complaints that troubled me,
Thee bound, and in the greatest fear
Of two fierce beasts, nigh striking thee?

pamumutiwanan: pinamumutihanan

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