mula
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Noun
mula (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of moola
Anagrams
Etymology
From Proto-Great Andamanese *mulə.
Noun
mula
References
- Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 22 (2009)
Etymology
Noun
mula
References
- Hills O., Roberto, et al. (2004) Diccionario lulu ña̱ sanyaꞌá xiinꞌ nya̱nya̱ = Pequeño diccionario ilustrado en el mixteco de Ayutla, Gro. (overall work in Ayutla Mixtec and Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 7
Pronunciation
Noun
mula f (plural mules)
- female equivalent of mul
- tree spurge
- Synonym: lleterassa
- callus
- garfish
- Synonym: agulla prima
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin mula, feminine of mulus.
Noun
Etymology 2
From its scientific name Mola mola.
Noun
mula f (plural mule)
Synonyms
References
- “mula” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Pronunciation
Noun
mula f
Declension
Declension of mula (hard feminine)
See also
Further reading
Alternative forms
Noun
mula
- man
- 1793, Watkin Tench, A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson:
- One of our party lifted with ease two of them from the ground, in spite of their efforts to prevent him, whereas in return, no one of them could move him. They called him ‘murree mulla’ (a large strong man).
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
- Troy, Jakelin (1994). “The Sydney Language”, Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library, 66.
Noun
mula
Etymology
Noun
mula f (plural mules) (ORB, broad)
References
Further information
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “mūlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 211
Verb
mula
- inflection of mulir:
Adjective
mula
References
- (2006). “Gaay Garay Dhadhin, Gamilaraay and Yuwalaraay Picture Dictionary”
Pronunciation
Verb
mùla (grade 3)
Verb
mula
- to plant
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mula (first-person possessive mulaku, second-person possessive mulamu, third-person possessive mulanya)
Affixed terms
Further reading
- “mula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Pronunciation
Noun
Anagrams
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.la/, [ˈmuːɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.la/, [ˈmuːlä]
Noun
mūla f (genitive mūlae); first declension
- female mule, she-mule
Declension
First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or -ābus).
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “mula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Pronunciation
Noun
mula f animal (masculine mul)
- female mule
Declension
declension of mula
Noun
mula
- inflection of mul:
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “mula”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “mula”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): [mulə, -la, -laʔ]
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): [mula, -lə, -laʔ]
- Rhymes: -ula, -la, -a
Noun
mula (Jawi spelling مولا, informal 1st possessive mulaku, 2nd possessive mulamu, 3rd possessive mulanya)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: mula
Verb
bermula
- (intransitive) to begin, start
- Segalanya bermula di sini.
- Everything begins here.
Verb
memulakan
- (transitive) to begin, to start, to commence
- Mulakan enjin sekarang.
- Start your engines now.
Further reading
- “mula” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mula m (plural mwiel)
Derived terms
Noun
mūla
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mula f (plural mulas)
- mule
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 38v:
- E dixo acab a abdias ue ala tr̃a por las fontanas todas de las tr̃as ⁊ por las torriẽtes quiçab trobaremos yerba ont biuan los cauallos elas mulas e nõ p̃damos las beſtias.
- And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to every fountain throughout the land and to the brooks. Perhaps we will find grass on which the horses and mules can live, that we may not lose the beasts.”
Descendants
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mula f
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Declension
Declension of mula
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
mula m animal
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
mula
Further reading
- mula in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mūla. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese mua.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ulɐ
- Hyphenation: mu‧la
Noun
mula f (plural mulas)
- female equivalent of mulo
- (figuratively, derogatory) a stupid person (regardless of sex)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Etymology
Verb
a mula (third-person singular present mulează, past participle mulat) 1st conj.
- to mold
Conjugation
| infinitive | a mula | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | mulând | ||||||
| past participle | mulat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | mulez | mulezi | mulează | mulăm | mulați | mulează | |
| imperfect | mulam | mulai | mula | mulam | mulați | mulau | |
| simple perfect | mulai | mulași | mulă | mularăm | mularăți | mulară | |
| pluperfect | mulasem | mulaseși | mulase | mulaserăm | mulaserăți | mulaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să mulez | să mulezi | să muleze | să mulăm | să mulați | să muleze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | mulează | mulați | |||||
| negative | nu mula | nu mulați | |||||
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mȕla f (Cyrillic spelling му̏ла)
- mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)
Declension
Declension of mula
References
- “mula” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Pronunciation
Noun
múla f
- mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)
Inflection
 |
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
Further reading
- “mula”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish mula, from Latin mūla, feminine of mūlus (“mule”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mula f (plural mulas)
- female equivalent of mulo (“mule”)
- trash
- (Latin America) traitor
- (Mexico) a smart, somewhat abusive person
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “mula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish mule, via German, from Latin mulus.
Noun
mula c
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
From mule (“muzzle”).
Verb
mula (present mular, preterite mulade, supine mulat, imperative mula)
- (colloquial) to rub snow in someone's face
- 2006, “16-åring friad från snöbollsmisshandel [16-year-old released in court from snowball abuse]”, in Sydsvenskan:
- Kamraten sade i tingsrätten att han bara tog tag i 16-åringen och mulade honom med snö innan han släppte taget.
- His friend said in district court that he only grabbed the 16-year-old and rubbed snow in his face before letting go.
- (by extension, colloquial) to rub something in someone’s face
- Synonym: pula
- 2008, P J Anders Linder, “En ding, ding, ding, ding värld? [A mad, mad, mad, mad world?]”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
- Bäst som Barack Obama stod och övade segergester framför hallspegeln ringde Reuters på dörren och mulade honom med gratulationstårtan.
- Just as Barack Obama stood in front of his hall mirror, practicing victory gestures, Reuters called on the door and rubbed a congratulatory cake in his face.
Usage notes
- This verb for rubbing snow in someone’s face is known for its many dialectal synonyms, and in a survey made in 2006 by the radio programme Språket i P1, they received 95 synonyms for this word based on 5800 replies, mula being the most common one.
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | mula | mulas | ||
| Supine | mulat | mulats | ||
| Imperative | mula | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | mulen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | mular | mulade | mulas | mulades |
| Ind. plural1 | mula | mulade | mulas | mulades |
| Subjunctive2 | mule | mulade | mules | mulades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | mulande | |||
| Past participle | mulad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of mula (weak)
Synonyms
- bryna (Gotland, Värmland)
- gnosa (Västergötland)
- grosa (Västergötland)
- gura (Gothenburg)
- göra (Västergötland)
- kröna
- molla
- muddra (Roslagen)
- mulla (Uppland)
- myla (Östergötland)
- mylla (Småland)
- målla
- möla (Västergötland)
- mösa
- pesa (Finland Swedish)
- pula (Närke, Västmanland, Uppland, Hälsingland, Åland)
- purra (Jämtland, Gästrikland)
- sylta (Gothenburg)
- tryna (Värmland)
Etymology 3
From Romani.
Verb
mula
References
- “Om 95 olika ord för att gnida in snö i ansiktet [About 95 different words for rubbing snow in someone’s face]”, in Språket i P1, Sveriges Radio, 2006 January 10, retrieved 23 October 2019
- mula in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla, “root; origin”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /muˈlaʔ/ [mʊˈlaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: mu‧la
Preposition
mulâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)
Noun
mulâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)
- (formal, archaic) origin
- Synonyms: orihen, pinagmulan, pinanggalingan
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish mula, from Latin mūla.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmula/ [ˈmuː.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ula
- Syllabification: mu‧la
Noun
mula (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)
- mule (sterile hybrid of donkey and horse)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish mula, from Medieval Latin mula (“slipper, shoe with a thick sole”), presumably from classical Latin mulleus, the dyed shoe of either the patricians or senators, from Ancient Greek μύλλος (múllos).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmula/ [ˈmuː.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ula
- Syllabification: mu‧la
Noun
mula (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)
- mule (backless shoe)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /muˈla/ [mʊˈla]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: mu‧la
Verb
mulá (complete nula, progressive nunula, contemplative pupula, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ) (obsolete)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmulaʔ/ [ˈmuː.lɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -ulaʔ
- Syllabification: mu‧la
Verb
mulà (complete nula, progressive nunula, contemplative pupula, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ) {tlb|tl|obsolete}}
References
Anagrams
Noun
mula
Noun
mula
Noun
mulá
- a plant
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