मूल

See also: मल, माल, माला, and माली

Hindi

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Cognate with Gujarati મૂળ (mūḷ) and Bengali মূল (mul).

Adjective

मूल • (mūl)

1. original, basic, fundamental
2. native, indigenous
3. ancient, continually existent

Synonyms

• (original, basic): मूलभूत (mūlbhūt)

Noun

मूल • (mūl) m

1. original copy
2. source, origin

Related terms

• मूलाधार (mūlādhār)

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Marathi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Cognate with Gujarati મૂળ (mūḷ).

Noun

मूल • (mūl) n

1. (of a plant) root
2. (by extension) origin

   Synonym: निदान (nidān)

3. (by extension) progenitor, first ancestor

See also

• मुळा (muḷā, “raddish”)

Etymology 2

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): मूल n (mūl)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): मुलगा m (mulgā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): मुलगी f (mulgī)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

मूल • (mūl) n

1. child or kid regardless of gender or age

   Synonym: पोर (por)

2. son or daughter regardless of gender

   Synonym: लेकरू (lekrū)

Usage notes

While the neuter word मूल (mūl) is often used interchangeably with the words मुलगा (mulgā) and मुलगी (mulgī), the word मूल (mūl) should be discriminated from the words मुलगा (mulgā) and मुलगी (mulgī).

Derived terms

• मुलगा (mulgā, “masculine form”)
• मुलगी (mulgī, “feminine form”)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मूल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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Nepali

Adjective

1. main, primary
2. essential, necessary

Noun

मूल • (mūl)

1. root, source

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• mūla (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• মূল (Bengali script)
• මූල (Sinhalese script)
• မူလ (Burmese script)
• มูล or มูละ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩪᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ມູລ or ມູລະ (Lao script)
• មូល (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄫𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

मूल n

1. Devanagari script form of mūla

Declension

Declension table of "मूल" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मूलं (mūlaṃ)	मूलानि (mūlāni)
Accusative (second)	मूलं (mūlaṃ)	मूलानि (mūlāni)
Instrumental (third)	मूलेन (mūlena)	मूलेहि (mūlehi) or मूलेभि (mūlebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मूलस्स (mūlassa) or मूलाय (mūlāya) or मूलत्थं (mūlatthaṃ)	मूलानं (mūlānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मूलस्मा (mūlasmā) or मूलम्हा (mūlamhā) or मूला (mūlā)	मूलेहि (mūlehi) or मूलेभि (mūlebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मूलस्स (mūlassa)	मूलानं (mūlānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मूलस्मिं (mūlasmiṃ) or मूलम्हि (mūlamhi) or मूले (mūle)	मूलेसु (mūlesu)
Vocative (calling)	मूल (mūla)	मूलानि (mūlāni)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

Possibly from a Proto-Dravidian word corresponding with modern Tamil முளா (muḷā) or முள்ளங்கி (muḷḷaṅki), although the direction of borrowing is unclear. Also compared to Ancient Greek μῶλυ (môlu).

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মূল (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬹᬮ (Balinese script)
• মূল (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰳𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• မူလ (Burmese script)
• મૂલ (Gujarati script)
• ਮੂਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍂𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦹꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂴𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೂಲ (Kannada script)
• មូល (Khmer script)
• ມູລ (Lao script)
• മൂല (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡠᡠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘴𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠤᠤᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧕𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐹𑐮 (Newa script)
• ମୂଲ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢹꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆷𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖳𑖩 (Siddham script)
• මූල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩒𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚱𑚥 (Takri script)
• மூல (Tamil script)
• మూల (Telugu script)
• มูล (Thai script)
• མཱུ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒴𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨃𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /múː.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.l̪ɐ/

Noun

मूल • (mū́la) stem, n

1. root
2. radish
3. base, foundation
4. origin, beginning
5. cause

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मूल (mū́la)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूलम् mū́lam	मूले mū́le	मूलानि / मूला¹ mū́lāni / mū́lā¹
Vocative	मूल mū́la	मूले mū́le	मूलानि / मूला¹ mū́lāni / mū́lā¹
Accusative	मूलम् mū́lam	मूले mū́le	मूलानि / मूला¹ mū́lāni / mū́lā¹
Instrumental	मूलेन mū́lena	मूलाभ्याम् mū́lābhyām	मूलैः / मूलेभिः¹ mū́laiḥ / mū́lebhiḥ¹
Dative	मूलाय mū́lāya	मूलाभ्याम् mū́lābhyām	मूलेभ्यः mū́lebhyaḥ
Ablative	मूलात् mū́lāt	मूलाभ्याम् mū́lābhyām	मूलेभ्यः mū́lebhyaḥ
Genitive	मूलस्य mū́lasya	मूलयोः mū́layoḥ	मूलानाम् mū́lānām
Locative	मूले mū́le	मूलयोः mū́layoḥ	मूलेषु mū́leṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• मूलक (mūlaka)
• मौल (maula)
• मूलाधार (mūlādhāra)
• उन्मूलयति (unmūlayati)
• जिह्वामूलीय (jihvā́mūlīya)
• दन्तमूलीय (dántamūlīya)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: mula
• → Malay: mula
• → Tagalog: mula
• Tamil: மூலம் (mūlam)
• → Telugu: మూలము (mūlamu)
• • Bengali: মূল (mul)
• Pali: mūla
  • Khmer: មូល (muul)
  • Lao: ມູນ (mūn)
  • Burmese: မူလ (mula.)
  • Shan: မူႇလႃႉ (mùu lâ̰a)
  • Thai: มูล (muun)
• • Old Marathi: मुळी f (muḷī)
    • Marathi: मुळा m (muḷā)
• • Gujarati: મૂળ (mūḷ)
  • Hindi: मूल m (mūl)
  • Hindi: मूली f (mūlī)
    • English: mooli
  • Punjabi: ਮੂਲ (mūl)
  • Punjabi: ਮੂਲੀ (mūlī)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मूल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 826.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mūˊla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press