mooli
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, “[Indian] radish”) (feminine of मूल (mūl)), from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
mooli (plural moolis)
- (chiefly UK and India, Indian cuisine) Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
- 1868, B.H. Powell, Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab, I. iii. 260/1
- Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.).
- 1981 February 1, N.Y. Times, 17/1
- Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture.
- 1996 February 4, Sunday Telegraph, 33/1
- This is thanks to the introduction of a wider range of radish varieties into supermarkets, especially the long-rooted ‘mooli’ types from Japan.
- 1868, B.H. Powell, Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab, I. iii. 260/1
Synonyms
- See daikon
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "mooli, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2002.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Noun
mooli
- mole (base unit of amount of substance)
Declension
Inflection of mooli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | mooli | moolit | ||
genitive | moolin | moolien | ||
partitive | moolia | mooleja | ||
illative | mooliin | mooleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | mooli | moolit | ||
accusative | nom. | mooli | moolit | |
gen. | moolin | |||
genitive | moolin | moolien | ||
partitive | moolia | mooleja | ||
inessive | moolissa | mooleissa | ||
elative | moolista | mooleista | ||
illative | mooliin | mooleihin | ||
adessive | moolilla | mooleilla | ||
ablative | moolilta | mooleilta | ||
allative | moolille | mooleille | ||
essive | moolina | mooleina | ||
translative | mooliksi | mooleiksi | ||
abessive | moolitta | mooleitta | ||
instructive | — | moolein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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