mula

See also: mulá, mūla, mulą, and muła

English

Noun

mula (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of moola

Anagrams

• Lamu, alum, luma, malu, maul

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A-Pucikwar

Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *mulə

Noun

mula

1. egg

References

• Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 22 (2009)

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Ayutla Mixtec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mula.

Noun

mula

1. mule

References

• Hills O., Roberto, et al. (2004) Diccionario lulu ña̱ sanyaꞌá xiinꞌ nya̱nya̱ = Pequeño diccionario ilustrado en el mixteco de Ayutla, Gro.‎^[1] (in Ayutla Mixtec and Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 7

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.lə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/

Noun

mula f (plural mules)

1. feminine equivalent of mul

Derived terms

• mulassa

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Corsican

Una mula (1)

Una mula (2)

Etymology 1

From Latin mula, feminine of mulus.

Noun

mula f (masculine mulu, plural mule)

1. she-mule

Etymology 2

From its scientific name Mola mola.

Noun

mula f (plural mule)

1. sunfish, ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Synonyms

• pesciu tondu

References

• http://infcor.adecec.net/

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmula]

Noun

mula f

1. mule (hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)

   Synonym: mul

See also

• mezek

Further reading

• mula in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• mula in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Dharug

Alternative forms

• mulla

Noun

mula

1. 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).

References

• Troy, Jakelin (1994). “The Sydney Language”, Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library, 66.

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Dupaningan Agta

Noun

mula

1. crop; something to be planted

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Gamilaraay

Adjective

mula

1. soft

References

• (2006). “Gaay Garay Dhadhin, Gamilaraay and Yuwalaraay Picture Dictionary”

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Hausa

Verb

mùla (form 3)

1. (obsolete) to disappear, be gone

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Noun

mula (plural, first-person possessive mulaku, second-person possessive mulamu, third-person possessive mulanya)

1. origin

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Italian

Noun

mula f (plural mule, masculine mulo)

1. she-mule

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Latin

Etymology

Feminine of mūlus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.la/, [ˈmuː.ɫ̪a]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/, [ˈmuː.la]

Noun

mūla f (genitive mūlae); first declension

1. female mule, she-mule

Declension

First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or -ābus).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mūla	mūlae
Genitive	mūlae	mūlārum
Dative	mūlae	mūlīs mūlābus
Accusative	mūlam	mūlās
Ablative	mūlā	mūlīs mūlābus
Vocative	mūla	mūlae

Related terms

• mūlus

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, 1883–1887)

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmula/

Noun

mula f (masculine equivalent mul)

1. female mule

Declension

declension of mula

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	mula	muli	mule
Genitive	mule	mulowu	mulow
Dative	muli	muloma	mulam
Accusative	mulu	muli	mule
Instrumental	mulu	muloma	mulami
Locative	muli	muloma	mulach

Noun

mula

1. inflection of mul:
   1. genitive/accusative singular
   2. nominative dual

Further reading

• mula in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
• mula in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Noun

mula (plural mula-mula, informal 1st possessive mulaku, impolite 2nd possessive mulamu, 3rd possessive mulanya)

1. the beginning, the start

   dari mula lagi

   since the beginning

Verb

bermula

1. (intransitive) to begin, start

   Segalanya bermula di sini.

   Everything begins here.

Verb

memulakan

1. (transitive) to begin, to start, to commence

   Mulakan enjin sekarang.

   Start your engines now.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/

Noun

mula f

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Declension

declension of mula

	singular	plural
nominative	mula	mule
genitive	muli	mul
dative	muli	mulom
accusative	mulę	mule
instrumental	mulą	mulami
locative	muli	mulach
vocative	mulo	mule

Noun

mula m

1. genitive/accusative singular of mul

Adjective

mula

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of muli

Further reading

• mula in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin mūla. Displaced Old Portuguese mua.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/, /ˈmu.lɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: mu‧la

Noun

mula f (plural mulas)

1. feminine equivalent of mulo
2. (figuratively, derogatory) a stupid person (regardless of sex)

Synonyms

• (stupid person): See here

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin mūla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mûla/
• Hyphenation: mu‧la

Noun

mȕla f (Cyrillic spelling му̏ла)

1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Declension

Declension of mula

	singular	plural
nominative	mȕla	mule
genitive	mule	mȗlā
dative	muli	mulama
accusative	mulu	mule
vocative	mulo	mule
locative	muli	mulama
instrumental	mulom	mulama

References

• “mula” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mùːla/

Noun

múla f

1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	múla
gen. sing.	múle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	múla	múli	múle
accusative	múlo	múli	múle
genitive	múle	múl	múl
dative	múli	múlama	múlam
locative	múli	múlah	múlah
instrumental	múlo	múlama	múlami

Further reading

• “mula”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mūla, feminine of mūlus (“mule”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmula/
• Rhymes: -ula

Noun

mula f (plural mulas)

1. (equid) mule
2. trash
3. (Latin America) traitor
4. (Mexico) a smart, somewhat abusive person

Hypernyms

• ungulado
• perisodáctilo

Coordinate terms

• asno
• burro
• burdégano
• caballo
• zebra

Derived terms

• mulato

Descendants

• → Ayutla Mixtec: mula
• → Taos: mùlo’óna

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Swedish

mula (1)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mʉːla/
• Rhymes: -²ʉːla

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish mule, via German, from Latin mulus.

Noun

mula c

1. mule (a generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)

Declension

Declension of mula
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mula	mulan	mulor	mulorna
Genitive	mulas	mulans	mulors	mulornas

Related terms

• mulåsna

Etymology 2

From mule (“muzzle”).

Verb

mula (present mular, preterite mulade, supine mulat, imperative mula)

1. (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^[2]:

     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.

2. (by extension, colloquial) to rub something in someone’s face
   • 2008, P J Anders Linder, “En ding, ding, ding, ding värld? [A mad, mad, mad, mad world?]”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎^[3]:

     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

Conjugation of mula (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	mula	mulas
Present tense	mular	mulas
Past tense	mulade	mulades
Supine	mulat	mulats
Imperative	mula	—
Present participle	mulande
Past participle	mulad

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, Åland)
• purra (Jämtland, Gästrikland)
• sylta (Gothenburg)
• tryna (Värmland)

 

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^[4], Sveriges Radio, 10 January 2006, retrieved 23 October 2019
• mula in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Preposition

mulâ

1. from

Noun

mulâ

1. (formal, archaic) origin

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Volapük

Noun

mula

1. genitive singular of mul

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Warlpiri

Noun

mula

1. egg