mulai

English

Alternative forms

• moly [17th c.], mulay

Etymology

From Arabic مُولَاي (mūlāy).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːleɪ/

Noun

mulai

1. A title for the ruler of Morocco.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 21, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     Moly Moluch, King of Fez, who not long since obtained that famous victory against Sebastian, King of Portugall, a notable victorie by reason of the death of three Kings, and transmission of so great a Kingdome to the crowne of Castile, chanced to be grievously sicke at what time the Portugales with armed hand entred his dominions […].

   • 1973, Nikshoy C Chatterji, Muddle of the Middle East, volume II, page 228:

     Mulay Hafiz appealed to France. France immediately responded by sending a sizable expeditionary force to occupy Morocco.

   • 1992, Ivan van Sertima, Golden Age of the Moor, Journal of African Civilizations Ltd., 2009, p.4:

     One very famous Sultan, Moulai Ismail of Meknes, in Morocco, had as many as 25,000 European slaves who participated in the building of his colossal stables.

   Synonym: (until 1956) sultan

Anagrams

• Umali, aumil, lumia, miaul

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• mulaï (1901–1947)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay mulai. Equivalent to mula +‎ -i. Compare also Betawi mulain, Musi mula'i.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmulai̯/ [ˈmu.lai̯]

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    • Rhymes: -ulai̯
    • Syllabification: mu‧lai
  • IPA^(key): /muˈlai/ [muˈla.i]
    • Rhymes: -ai
    • Syllabification: mu‧la‧i

Verb

mulai

1. basic/imperative/intransitive/colloquial of memulai

Preposition

mulai

1. starting

Further reading

• “mulai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

mula +‎ -i

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈlai/ [muˈla.i]
• Hyphenation: mu‧la‧i

Preposition

mulai (Jawi spelling مولاءي)

1. starting
2. since (from a certain time/period)

Descendants

• Indonesian: mulai
• North Moluccan Malay: mulai

Further reading

• "mulai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "mulai" at PRPM first version)

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay مولاءي (mulai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈla.i/

Verb

mulái

1. (intransitive) to begin, start

Preposition

mulai

1. starting

   mulai dari pagi sampe sore

   starting in the morning until the late afternoon

References

• Betty Litamahuputty (2012), Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts