mulá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mula"

Portuguese

Etymology

From Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā, “vicar, guardian”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈla/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈla/

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

mulá m (plural mulás)

1. (Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

Further reading

• “mulá”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “mulá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā, “vicar, guardian”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

• IPA^(key): /muˈla/ [muˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: mu‧lá

Noun

mulá m (plural mulás)

1. (Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

Further reading

• “mulá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10