mooli

English

Alternative forms

• moolie
• mouli
• muli
• (obsolete) moole

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, “[Indian] radish”) (feminine of मूल (mūl)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmuli/

Noun

mooli (plural moolis)

1. (chiefly UK and India, Indian cuisine) Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
   • 1868, B.H. Powell, Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab, I. iii. 260/1:

     Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.).

   • 1981 February 1, N.Y. Times, 17/1

     Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture.

   • 1996 February 4, Sunday Telegraph, 33/1

     This is thanks to the introduction of a wider range of radish varieties into supermarkets, especially the long-rooted ‘mooli’ types from Japan.

Synonyms

• See daikon

Anagrams

• moloi

Finnish

Etymology

From German Mol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːli/, [ˈmo̞ːli]
• Rhymes: -oːli
• Hyphenation^(key): moo‧li

Noun

mooli

1. mole (base unit of amount of substance)

Declension

Inflection of mooli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		mooli	moolit
genitive		moolin	moolien
partitive		moolia	mooleja
illative		mooliin	mooleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mooli	moolit
accusative	nom.	mooli	moolit
	gen.	moolin
genitive		moolin	moolien
partitive		moolia	mooleja
inessive		moolissa	mooleissa
elative		moolista	mooleista
illative		mooliin	mooleihin
adessive		moolilla	mooleilla
ablative		moolilta	mooleilta
allative		moolille	mooleille
essive		moolina	mooleina
translative		mooliksi	mooleiksi
abessive		moolitta	mooleitta
instructive		—	moolein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mooli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moolini moolini accusative nom. moolini moolini gen. moolini genitive moolini moolieni partitive mooliani moolejani inessive moolissani mooleissani elative moolistani mooleistani illative mooliini mooleihini adessive moolillani mooleillani ablative mooliltani mooleiltani allative moolilleni mooleilleni essive moolinani mooleinani translative moolikseni mooleikseni abessive moolittani mooleittani instructive — — comitative — mooleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moolisi moolisi accusative nom. moolisi moolisi gen. moolisi genitive moolisi mooliesi partitive mooliasi moolejasi inessive moolissasi mooleissasi elative moolistasi mooleistasi illative mooliisi mooleihisi adessive moolillasi mooleillasi ablative mooliltasi mooleiltasi allative moolillesi mooleillesi essive moolinasi mooleinasi translative mooliksesi mooleiksesi abessive moolittasi mooleittasi instructive — — comitative — mooleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moolimme moolimme accusative nom. moolimme moolimme gen. moolimme genitive moolimme mooliemme partitive mooliamme moolejamme inessive moolissamme mooleissamme elative moolistamme mooleistamme illative mooliimme mooleihimme adessive moolillamme mooleillamme ablative mooliltamme mooleiltamme allative moolillemme mooleillemme essive moolinamme mooleinamme translative mooliksemme mooleiksemme abessive moolittamme mooleittamme instructive — — comitative — mooleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moolinne moolinne accusative nom. moolinne moolinne gen. moolinne genitive moolinne moolienne partitive moolianne moolejanne inessive moolissanne mooleissanne elative moolistanne mooleistanne illative mooliinne mooleihinne adessive moolillanne mooleillanne ablative mooliltanne mooleiltanne allative moolillenne mooleillenne essive moolinanne mooleinanne translative mooliksenne mooleiksenne abessive moolittanne mooleittanne instructive — — comitative — mooleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moolinsa moolinsa accusative nom. moolinsa moolinsa gen. moolinsa genitive moolinsa mooliensa partitive mooliaan mooliansa moolejaan moolejansa inessive moolissaan moolissansa mooleissaan mooleissansa elative moolistaan moolistansa mooleistaan mooleistansa illative mooliinsa mooleihinsa adessive moolillaan moolillansa mooleillaan mooleillansa ablative mooliltaan mooliltansa mooleiltaan mooleiltansa allative moolilleen moolillensa mooleilleen mooleillensa essive moolinaan moolinansa mooleinaan mooleinansa translative moolikseen mooliksensa mooleikseen mooleiksensa abessive moolittaan moolittansa mooleittaan mooleittansa instructive — — comitative — mooleineen mooleinensa

Derived terms

• moolinen

 

compounds

• millimooli
• moolimassa
• mooliosuus
• moolitilavuus

 

Further reading

• “mooli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03