মউল

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Bengali

মউল

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Bengali মহুল (mohul), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀽𑀮𑁆𑀮 (mahūlla), from 𑀫𑀳𑀽𑀅 (mahūa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-), from Sanskrit मधूक (madhūka), from मधु (madhu, honey). Cognate with Odia ମହୁଲ (​mahula), Hindi महुला (mahulā).[1]

Noun

মউল (moul)

  1. mowra butter tree (Madhuca longifolia)[2]
    Synonyms: মহুয়া (mohuẏa), মৌয়া (mōuẏa), মৌল (mōul), মধুদ্রুম (modhudrum), মধুপুষ্প (môdhupuṣpô)
  2. mahua flower; distilled for obtaining liquor (মদ্য (môddô)).[3]
    Synonym: মধুক (modhuk)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit मुकुल, मकुल, बकुल (mukula, makula, bakula), all borrowed from a non-Aryan source. Doublet of মুকুল (mukul), বউল (boul), and বকুল (bokul).

Noun

মউল (moul)

  1. bud[3]
    Synonyms: মুকুল (mukul), বউল (boul)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “madhūka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 563
  2. ^ Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language, London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 2192
  3. 3.0 3.1 দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1916) বাঙ্গলা ভাষার অভিধান (in Bengali), ইণ্ডিয়ান প্রেস & ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস্, page 1191