mulai

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مُولَاي (mūlāy).

Pronunciation

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 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

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

mulai

  1. basic/imperative/colloquial of memulai

Preposition

mulai

  1. starting

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

mula +‎ -i

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈlai/
  • 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

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay مولاءي (mulai).

Pronunciation

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
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