English

Noun

mula ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of moola

Czech

Noun

mula f

1. mule

Dharug

Alternative forms

• mulla

Noun

mula

1. man
   • 1793, Watkin Tench, A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson

     One of our party lifted with ease two of them from the ground, in spite of their efforts to prevent him, whereas in return, no one of them could move him. They called him ‘murree mulla’ (a large strong man).

References

• Troy, Jakelin (1994). “The Sydney Language”, Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library, 66.

Dupaninan Agta

Noun

mula

1. crop; something to be planted

Gamilaraay

Adjective

mula

1. soft

References

• (2006). “Gaay Garay Dhadhin, Gamilaraay and Yuwalaraay Picture Dictionary”

Hausa

Verb

mùla ‎(form 3)

1. (obsolete) to disappear, to be gone

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूल ‎(mūla).

Noun

mula

1. origin

Italian

Noun

mula f ‎(plural mule, masculine mulo)

1. she-mule

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.la/, [ˈmuː.ɫa]

Noun

mūla f ‎(genitive mūlae); first declension

1. female mule, she-mule

Inflection

First declension.

Sometimes: First declension, dative/ablative plural in -ābus.

Related terms

• mūlus

References

• mula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• MULA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmula/

Noun

mula f ‎(masculine equivalent mul)

1. female mule

Declension

Noun

mula

1. genitive singular of mul
2. accusative singular of mul
3. nominative dual of mul

References

• mula in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
• mula in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूल ‎(mūla)

Noun

mula

1. the beginning, the start

   dari mula lagi

   since the beginning

Verb

bermula

1. (intransitive) to begin, to start
   • Segalanya bermula di sini.

     Everything begins here.

Verb

memulakan

1. (transitive) to begin, to start, to commence
   • Mulakan enjin sekarang.

     Start your engines now.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin mula. Displaced Old Portuguese mua.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.la/, /ˈmu.lɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: mu‧la

Noun

mula f (plural mulas)

1. feminine equivalent of mulo
2. a stupid person (regardless of sex)

Synonyms

• (stupid person): See Wikisaurus:idiota

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin mūla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mûla/
• Hyphenation: mu‧la

Noun

mȕla f ‎(Cyrillic spelling му̏ла)

1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Declension

References

• “mula” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmùːla/
• Tonal orthography: múla

Noun

múla f ‎(genitive múle, nominative plural múle)

1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mūla, feminine of mūlus ‎(“mule”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmu.la]
• Rhymes: -ula
• See also: mala, mela, mola, mulá

Noun

mula f ‎(plural mulas)

1. (equid) mule
2. trash
3. (Latin America) traitor
4. (Mexico) a smart, some abusive person

Derived terms

• mulato

Hypernyms

• ungulado
• perisodáctilo

Coordinate terms

• asno
• burro
• burdégano
• caballo
• zebra

Swedish

Noun

mula c

1. mule

Declension

Related terms

• mulåsna

Verb

mula ‎(present mular, preterite mulade, supine mulat, imperative mula)

1. to rub snow in someone's face

Conjugation

Synonyms

• bryna (Gotland, Värmland)
• gnosa (Västergötland)
• grosa (Västergötland)
• göra (Västergötland)
• gura (Gothenburg)
• kröna
• möla (Västergötland)
• mösa
• mulla (Uppland)
• myla (Östergötland)
• mylla (Småland)
• molla
• målla
• pesa (Finland Swedish)
• pula (Närke, Västmanland, Uppland and Åland)
• purra (Jämtland, Gästrikland)
• sylta (Gothenburg)
• tryna (Värmland)
• muddra (Roslagen)

Volapük

Noun

mula

1. genitive singular of mul

Warlpiri

Noun

mula

1. egg