මුල

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mulə]

Noun

මුල • (mula)

1. root; origin, source, outset
2. cause
3. base, foot

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “මුල”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 505.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mū́la”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 592