मूल
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Cognate with Gujarati મૂળ (mūḷ) and Bengali মূল (mūl).
Synonyms
- (original, basic): मूलभूत (mūlbhūt)
Marathi
Noun
मूल • (mūl) n
- (of a plant) root
- (by extension) origin
- Synonym: निदान (nidān)
- (by extension) progenitor, first ancestor
See also
- मुळा (muḷā, “raddish”)
Etymology 2
| नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅg): मूल n (mūl) |
| पुल्लिंग (pulliṅg): मुलगा m (mulgā) |
| स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅg): मुलगी f (mulgī) |
Noun
मूल • (mūl) n
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).
References
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “मूल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Nepali
Pali
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension table of "मूल" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | मूलं | मूलानि |
| Accusative (second) | मूलं | मूलानि |
| Instrumental (third) | मूलेन | मूलेहि or मूलेभि |
| Dative (fourth) | मूलस्स or मूलाय or मूलत्थं | मूलानं |
| Ablative (fifth) | मूलस्मा or मूलम्हा or मूला | मूलेहि or मूलेभि |
| Genitive (sixth) | मूलस्स | मूलानं |
| Locative (seventh) | मूलस्मिं or मूलम्हि or मूले | मूलेसु |
| Vocative (calling) | मूल | मूलानि |
Sanskrit
Etymology
Ultimately probably derived from a Proto-Dravidian word corresponding with modern Tamil முளா (muḷā) or முள்ளங்கி (muḷḷaṅki).
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬫᬹᬮ (Balinese script)
- মূল (Assamese script)
- মূল (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰳𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌮𑍂𑌲 (Grantha script)
- મૂલ (Gujarati script)
- ꦩꦹꦭ (Javanese script)
- ಮೂಲ (Kannada script)
- မူလ (Burmese script)
- ମୂଲ (Oriya script)
- ꢪꢹꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆷𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖳𑖩 (Siddham script)
- మూల (Telugu script)
- མཱུལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒴𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of मूल | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मूलम् (mūlam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मूलस्य (mūlasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मूलम् (mūlam) | मूले (mūle) | मूलानि (mūlāni) |
| Vocative | मूल (mūla) | मूले (mūle) | मूलानि (mūlāni) |
| Accusative | मूलम् (mūlam) | मूले (mūle) | मूलानि (mūlāni) |
| Instrumental | मूलेन (mūlena) | मूलाभ्याम् (mūlābhyām) | मूलैः (mūlaiḥ) |
| Dative | मूलाय (mūlāya) | मूलाभ्याम् (mūlābhyām) | मूलेभ्यः (mūlebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मूलात् (mūlāt) | मूलाभ्याम् (mūlābhyām) | मूलेभ्यः (mūlebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मूलस्य (mūlasya) | मूलयोः (mūlayoḥ) | मूलानाम् (mūlānām) |
| Locative | मूले (mūle) | मूलयोः (mūlayoḥ) | मूलेषु (mūleṣu) |
Derived terms
- मूलक (mūlaka)
- मूलाधार (mūlādhāra)
- उन्मूलयति (unmūlayati)
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मूल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 826.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mūˊla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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