mul
Translingual
Bakulung
References
- Roger Blench, Jarawan Bantu: New data and its relation to Bantu (2006), page 13
Bouyei
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥧᥴ (mú), Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (mū), Zhuang mou, Nong Zhuang mu, Saek หมู่.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu˨˦/
Catalan
Further reading
- “mul” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmul]
- Hyphenation: mul
- Rhymes: -ul
Declension
See also
Declension
Danish
Estonian
Franco-Provençal
Derived terms
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “mūlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 211
Lower Sorbian

Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mulъ (“mule”), from Latin mūlus. Cognate with Polish muł, Czech mula, Serbo-Croatian mȕla, and Russian мул (mul).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mul/
Declension
References
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “mul”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “mul”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Middle English
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mūl (“mule”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːl/
Declension
Old French
Polish
Noun
mul m animal
- (informal) blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
- Synonym: omułek jadalny
- (informal) Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
- Synonym: omułek śródziemnomorski
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- mul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sumerian
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mul]
Declension
Related terms
- -ul (“bound morpheme: month”)
- yanul (yan- + -ul): January; febul (feb- + -ul): February; mäzul (mäz- + -ul): March; prilul (pril- + -ul): April; mayul (may- + -ul): May; yunul (yun- + -ul): June; yulul (yul- + -ul): July; gustul (gust- + -ul): August; setul (set- + -ul): September; tobul (tob- + -ul): October; novul (nov- + -ul): November; dekul (dek- + -ul) December
- balul (bal “one” + -ul): January; telul (tel “two” + -ul): February; kilul (kil “three” + -ul): March; folul (fol “four” + -ul): April; lulul (lul “five” + -ul): May; mälul (mäl “six” + -ul): June; velul (vel “seven” + -ul): July; jölul (jöl “eight” + -ul): August; zülul (zül “nine” + -ul): September; degul (deg “ten” + -ul): October; degbalul (degbal “eleven” + -ul): November [cf. babul (balsebal + -ul) and degbul (degb- +-ul)]; degtelul (degtel “twelve” + -ul): December [cf. batul (balsetel + -ul) and degtul (degt- + -ul)]
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɨːl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /miːl/
- Rhymes: -ɨːl
- Homophone: mil (South Wales)
Noun
mul m (plural mulod or muloedd or mulioedd, feminine mules)
Derived terms
- llyncu mul (“to sulk”)
- yn ei ful (“sulking, in a sulk”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mul | ful | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mul”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mul (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011