মৌল

Bengali

মৌল (Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia)

Etymology

• The adjective and first noun sense from Sanskrit मौल (maula, “original”), vriddhi of मूल (mūla, “origin”). Doublet of মূল (mul), মূলা (mula), and মূল্য (mullo).
• The second noun sense is an alternative form of মউল (moul, “Madhuca longifolia”).
• The third noun sense is from Sanskrit मुकुल, मकुल, बकुल (mukula, makula, bakula), all borrowed from a non-Aryan source. Doublet of মুকুল (mukul), মউল (moul), বউল (boul), and বকুল (bokul).
• The fourth noun sense is from​ মোড়ল (mōṛol), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮𑀺 (maṃḍali), from Sanskrit मण्डलिन् (maṇḍalin, literally “possessor of the territory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mou̯l/

Adjective

মৌল • (mōul) (comparative আরও মৌল, superlative সবচেয়ে মৌল)

1. original, primordial

Noun

মৌল • (mōul)

1. mould, model

   Synonyms: ছাঁচ (chãc), ছাঁইচ (chãic)

2. mahwa tree, butter tree (Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia, syn. Bassia latifolia)

   Synonyms: মহুয়া (mohuẏa), মউআ (moua), মউল (moul), মধুদ্রুম (modhudrum), মধুপুষ্প (môdhupuṣpô)

3. bud

   Synonyms: মুকুল (mukul), মউল (moul), বউল (boul), বকুল (bokul)

4. village chief

   Synonym: মোড়ল (mōṛol)