marulán
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 19th century. Perhaps from *marullanus, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *māros (“big”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maɾuˈlaŋ]
Noun
marulán m (plural maruláns)
- (historical) elder; usually the richest farmer of a community
References
- “marulán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “marulán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “mayor”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos