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

Etymology

From Malay mulai, from Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Equivalent to mula +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.lai̯/
• Hyphenation: mu‧lai

Preposition

mulai

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

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

mulai

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

Further reading

• “mulai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay [script needed] (mulai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.lai̯/

Verb

mulai

1. (intransitive) to begin

   mulai dari pagi sampe sore ― starting in the morning until the late afternoon

References

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