mogul

See also Mogul

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈməʊ.gəl/, /ˈməʊ.gʌl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmoʊ.gʌl/, /ˈmoʊ.gəl/

Etymology 1

The word mogul originally meant Mongol, or person of Mongolian descent. In this context, it refers to the Mughal Empire (mughal being Persian or Arabic for "Mongol") of Indian Subcontinent that existed between 1526 and 1857: the early Mughal emperors claimed a heritage dating back to Mongol ruler Genghis Khan . The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the storied riches of the Mughal emperors, which for example produced the Taj Mahal.

Noun

mogul (plural moguls)

1. a rich or powerful person; a magnate

Translations

a rich or powerful person

Dutch: magnaat (nl) m. Finnish: moguli (fi), pohatta (fi) German: Mogul (de) m.

Polish: potentat (pl) m. Russian: магнат (ru) (magnát) m. Spanish: potentado (es), magnate (es), mogol (es)

Etymology 2

From dialectal German Mugel.

Noun

mogul (plural moguls)

1. a hump or bump on a skiing piste

Translations

a hump on a skiing piste

Finnish: kumpare (fi), knööli (fi) German: Buckel (de) m., Mugel (de) m.

Polish: mulda f.