मूल

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See also: मल, माल, माला, माली, and मूळ

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Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Cognate with Gujarati મૂળ (mūḷ) and Bengali মূল (mul).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /muːl/

Adjective

मूल • (mūl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مول)

  1. original, basic, fundamental
  2. native, indigenous
  3. ancient, continually existent

Synonyms

Noun

मूल • (mūl) m (Urdu spelling مول)

  1. original copy
  2. source, origin

Declension

Declension of मूल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मूल
mūl 		मूल
mūl
oblique मूल
mūl 		मूलों
mūlõ
vocative मूल
mūl 		मूलो
mūlo

Related terms

Kashmiri

Noun

मूल • (mūl) m (Perso-Arabic موٗل)

  1. root (of a plant, etc.)
  2. origin, basis, provenance
  3. (linguistics) root, stem

Marathi

Etymology

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): मूल n (mūl)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): मुलगा m (mulgā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): मुलगी f (mulgī)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

मूल • (mūl) n

  1. child or kid regardless of gender or age
    Synonym: पोर (por)
  2. son or daughter regardless of gender
    Synonym: लेकरू (lekrū)

Usage notes

While the neuter word मूल (mūl) is often used interchangeably with the words मुलगा (mulgā) and मुलगी (mulgī), the word मूल (mūl) should be discriminated from the words मुलगा (mulgā) and मुलगी (mulgī).

Declension

Declension of मूल (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular 		मुल
mul
direct
plural 		मुले, मुलं
mule, mula
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		मुल
mul 		मुले, मुलं
mule, mula
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		मुला
mulā 		मुलां-
mulān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		मुलाला
mulālā 		मुलांना
mulānnā
ergative मुलाने, मुलानं
mulāne, mulāna 		मुलांनी
mulānnī
instrumental मुलाशी
mulāśī 		मुलांशी
mulānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		मुलात
mulāt 		मुलांत
mulāt
vocative
संबोधन 		मुला
mulā 		मुलांनो
mulānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of मूल (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		मुलाचा
mulāċā 		मुलाचे
mulāċe 		मुलाची
mulācī 		मुलाच्या
mulācā 		मुलाचे, मुलाचं
mulāċe, mulāċa 		मुलाची
mulācī 		मुलाच्या
mulācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		मुलांचा
mulānċā 		मुलांचे
mulānċe 		मुलांची
mulāñcī 		मुलांच्या
mulāncā 		मुलांचे, मुलांचं
mulānċe, mulānċa 		मुलांची
mulāñcī 		मुलांच्या
mulāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

Nepali

Pronunciation

Adjective

मूल • (mūl)

  1. main, primary
  2. essential, necessary

Noun

मूल • (mūl)

  1. root, source

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

मूल n

  1. Devanagari script form of mūla

Declension

Declension table of "मूल" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)मूलं (mūlaṃ)मूलानि (mūlāni)
Accusative (second)मूलं (mūlaṃ)मूलानि (mūlāni)
Instrumental (third)मूलेन (mūlena)मूलेहि (mūlehi) or मूलेभि (mūlebhi)
Dative (fourth)मूलस्स (mūlassa) or मूलाय (mūlāya) or मूलत्थं (mūlatthaṃ)मूलानं (mūlānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)मूलस्मा (mūlasmā) or मूलम्हा (mūlamhā) or मूला (mūlā)मूलेहि (mūlehi) or मूलेभि (mūlebhi)
Genitive (sixth)मूलस्स (mūlassa)मूलानं (mūlānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)मूलस्मिं (mūlasmiṃ) or मूलम्हि (mūlamhi) or मूले (mūle)मूलेसु (mūlesu)
Vocative (calling)मूल (mūla)मूलानि (mūlāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Possibly from a Proto-Dravidian word corresponding with modern Tamil முளா (muḷā) or முள்ளங்கி (muḷḷaṅki), although the direction of borrowing is unclear. Sometimes, also compared to Ancient Greek μῶλυ (môlu).

Pronunciation

Noun

मूल • (mū́la) stem, n

  1. root
  2. radish
  3. base, foundation
  4. origin, beginning
  5. cause

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मूल (mū́la)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मूलम्
mū́lam 		मूले
mū́le 		मूलानि / मूला¹
mū́lāni / mū́lā¹
Vocative मूल
mū́la 		मूले
mū́le 		मूलानि / मूला¹
mū́lāni / mū́lā¹
Accusative मूलम्
mū́lam 		मूले
mū́le 		मूलानि / मूला¹
mū́lāni / mū́lā¹
Instrumental मूलेन
mū́lena 		मूलाभ्याम्
mū́lābhyām 		मूलैः / मूलेभिः¹
mū́laiḥ / mū́lebhiḥ¹
Dative मूलाय
mū́lāya 		मूलाभ्याम्
mū́lābhyām 		मूलेभ्यः
mū́lebhyaḥ
Ablative मूलात्
mū́lāt 		मूलाभ्याम्
mū́lābhyām 		मूलेभ्यः
mū́lebhyaḥ
Genitive मूलस्य
mū́lasya 		मूलयोः
mū́layoḥ 		मूलानाम्
mū́lānām
Locative मूले
mū́le 		मूलयोः
mū́layoḥ 		मूलेषु
mū́leṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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