mula
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of moola
Anagrams[edit]
A-Pucikwar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Great Andamanese *mulə.
Noun[edit]
mula
References[edit]
- Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 22 (2009)
Ayutla Mixtec[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula
References[edit]
- 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
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula f (plural mules)
- female equivalent of mul
- tree spurge
- Synonym: lleterassa
- callus
- garfish
- Synonym: agulla prima
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “mula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Corsican[edit]


Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin mula, feminine of mulus.
Noun[edit]
mula f (masculine mulu, plural mule)
Etymology 2[edit]
From its scientific name Mola mola.
Noun[edit]
mula f (plural mule)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “mula” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula f
Declension[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- mula in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- mula in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dharug[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula
- 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).
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
References[edit]
- Troy, Jakelin (1994). “The Sydney Language”, Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library, 66.
Dupaningan Agta[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula
Franco-Provençal[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula f
- female equivalent of mulèt (“mule”)
Gamilaraay[edit]
Adjective[edit]
mula
References[edit]
- (2006). “Gaay Garay Dhadhin, Gamilaraay and Yuwalaraay Picture Dictionary”
Hausa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mùla (grade 3)
Higaonon[edit]
Verb[edit]
mula
- to plant
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay mula, from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula (first-person possessive mulaku, second-person possessive mulamu, third-person possessive mulanya)
Affixed terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “mula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula f (plural mule, masculine mulo)
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Feminine of mūlus; mūlus + -a (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mūla f (genitive mūlae); first declension
- female mule, she-mule
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula f (masculine equivalent mul)
- female mule
Declension[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula
- inflection of mul:
Further reading[edit]
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “mula”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “mula”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): [mulə, -la, -laʔ]
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): [mula, -lə, -laʔ]
- Rhymes: -ula, -la, -a
Noun[edit]
mula (Jawi spelling مولا, informal 1st possessive mulaku, 2nd possessive mulamu, 3rd possessive mulanya)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: mula
Verb[edit]
bermula
- (intransitive) to begin, start
- Segalanya bermula di sini.
- Everything begins here.
Verb[edit]
memulakan
- (transitive) to begin, to start, to commence
- Mulakan enjin sekarang.
- Start your engines now.
Further reading[edit]
- “mula” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin mūla, feminine of mūlus (“mule”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula f (plural mulas)
- mule
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 38v.
- E dixo acab a abdias ue ala tŕa por las fontanas todas de las tŕas ¬ por las torriétes quiçab trobaremos yerba ont biuan los cauallos elas mulas e nó ṕdamos las beſtias.
- And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to every fountain throughout the land and to the brooks. Perhaps we will find grass on which the horses and mules can live, that we may not lose the beasts.”
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 38v.
Descendants[edit]
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula f
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Declension[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula m
Adjective[edit]
mula
Further reading[edit]
- mula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mula in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin mūla. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese mua.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ulɐ
- Hyphenation: mu‧la
Noun[edit]
mula f (plural mulas)
- female equivalent of mulo
- (figuratively, derogatory) a stupid person (regardless of sex)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
a mula (third-person singular present mulează, past participle mulat) 1st conj.
- to mold
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | a mula | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | mulând | ||||||
past participle | mulat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | mulez | mulezi | mulează | mulăm | mulați | mulează | |
imperfect | mulam | mulai | mula | mulam | mulați | mulau | |
simple perfect | mulai | mulași | mulă | mularăm | mularăți | mulară | |
pluperfect | mulasem | mulaseși | mulase | mulaserăm | mulaserăți | mulaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să mulez | să mulezi | să muleze | să mulăm | să mulați | să muleze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | mulează | mulați | |||||
negative | nu mula | nu mulați |
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mȕla f (Cyrillic spelling му̏ла)
- mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “mula” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
múla f
- mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)
Inflection[edit]
Feminine, a-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | múla | ||
gen. sing. | múle | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
múla | múli | múle |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
múle | múl | múl |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
múli | múlama | múlam |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
múlo | múli | múle |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
múli | múlah | múlah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
múlo | múlama | múlami |
Further reading[edit]
- “mula”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish mula, from Latin mūla, feminine of mūlus (“mule”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula f (plural mulas)
- female equivalent of mulo (“mule”)
- trash
- (Latin America) traitor
- (Mexico) a smart, somewhat abusive person
Hypernyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “mula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish mule, via German, from Latin mulus.
Noun[edit]
mula c
Declension[edit]
Declension of mula | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mula | mulan | mulor | mulorna |
Genitive | mulas | mulans | mulors | mulornas |
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From mule (“muzzle”).
Verb[edit]
mula (present mular, preterite mulade, supine mulat, imperative mula)
- (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.
- (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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | mula | mulas | ||
Supine | mulat | mulats | ||
Imperative | mula | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | mulen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | mular | mulade | mulas | mulades |
Ind. plural1 | mula | mulade | mulas | mulades |
Subjunctive2 | mule | mulade | mules | mulades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | mulande | |||
Past participle | mulad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms[edit]
- 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, Hälsingland, Åland)
- purra (Jämtland, Gästrikland)
- sylta (Gothenburg)
- tryna (Värmland)
Etymology 3[edit]
From Romani.
Verb[edit]
mula
References[edit]
- “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)
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mola – obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology 1[edit]
From Sanskrit मूल (mūla, “root; origin”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
mulâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)
Noun[edit]
mulâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)
- (formal, archaic) origin
- Synonyms: orihen, pinagmulan, pinanggalingan
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ)
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mulá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ, complete nula, progressive nunula, contemplative pupula)
Etymology 4[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mulà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ, complete nula, progressive nunula, contemplative pupula)
References[edit]
- “mula”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1915) Diccionario tagálog-hispano[5] (in Spanish), Ateneo de Manila.
Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula
Warlpiri[edit]
Noun[edit]
mula
Yogad[edit]
Noun[edit]
mulá
- a plant
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- A-Pucikwar terms inherited from Proto-Great Andamanese
- A-Pucikwar terms derived from Proto-Great Andamanese
- A-Pucikwar lemmas
- A-Pucikwar nouns
- Ayutla Mixtec terms borrowed from Spanish
- Ayutla Mixtec terms derived from Spanish
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- Ayutla Mixtec nouns
- miy:Equids
- Catalan 2-syllable words
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
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- Catalan female equivalent nouns
- ca:Beloniform fish
- ca:Equids
- ca:Female animals
- ca:Skin
- ca:Spurges
- Corsican terms with IPA pronunciation
- Corsican terms inherited from Latin
- Corsican terms derived from Latin
- Corsican lemmas
- Corsican nouns
- Corsican feminine nouns
- co:Female animals
- co:Equids
- co:Tetraodontiforms
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Czech/ula
- Rhymes:Czech/ula/2 syllables
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech feminine nouns
- Czech hard feminine nouns
- cs:Equids
- Dharug lemmas
- Dharug nouns
- Dharug terms with quotations
- xdk:People
- Dupaningan Agta lemmas
- Dupaningan Agta nouns
- Franco-Provençal lemmas
- Franco-Provençal nouns
- Franco-Provençal feminine nouns
- Franco-Provençal female equivalent nouns
- frp:Equids
- frp:Female animals
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- Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Higaonon verbs
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- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ula
- Rhymes:Italian/ula/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
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- it:Equids
- it:Female animals
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- Latin first declension nouns
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- la:Equids
- la:Female animals
- Lower Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Lower Sorbian lemmas
- Lower Sorbian nouns
- Lower Sorbian feminine nouns
- Lower Sorbian non-lemma forms
- Lower Sorbian noun forms
- dsb:Equids
- dsb:Female animals
- Malay terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Malay terms derived from Sanskrit
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- Rhymes:Malay/ula
- Rhymes:Malay/la
- Rhymes:Malay/a
- Malay lemmas
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- osp:Equids
- osp:Livestock
- Polish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/ula
- Rhymes:Polish/ula/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
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- pl:Buddhism
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ulɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ulɐ/2 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
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- Portuguese derogatory terms
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Latin
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
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- sh:Equids
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- sl:Equids
- Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ula
- Rhymes:Spanish/ula/2 syllables
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- es:Equids
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- Rhymes:Swedish/²ʉːla
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