mulai

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُولَاي (mūlāy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

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mulai

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

Malay

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

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mulai

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

Further reading

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North Moluccan Malay

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay [script needed] (mulai).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mulai

  1. (intransitive) to begin
    mulai dari pagi sampe sorestarting in the morning until the late afternoon

References

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