मुलायम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملایم (mulāyim), from Arabic مُلَائِم (mulāʔim). Compare Punjabi ਮੁਲਾਇਮ / مُلائم (mulāem), Gujarati મુલાયમ (mulāyam), Bengali মোলায়েম (mōlaẏem).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mʊ.lɑː.jəm/, [mʊ.läː.jɐ̃m]

Adjective

मुलायम • (mulāyam) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ملائم)

1. soft, moldable

   मुलायम पनीर ― mulāyam panīr ― soft cheese

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुलायम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملایم (mulāyim), from Arabic مُلَائِم (mulāʔim). Compare Gujarati મુલાયમ (mulāyam), Punjabi ਮੁਲਾਇਮ / مُلائم (mulāem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.la.jəm/

Adjective

मुलायम • (mulāyam)

1. soft

   Synonyms: कोमल (komal), नरम (naram), मऊ (maū), मृदू (mŕdū)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मुलायम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मुलाईम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मुलाईम,_मुलायम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).