mulga

See also: mülga

English

Mulga trees

Etymology

From Gamilaraay malga.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌlɡə/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐlɡə/, [ˈmɔʊlɡɐ]

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• Hyphenation: mul‧ga

Noun

mulga (plural mulgas)

1. (Australia) Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia.
   • 1981, Joseph Michael Forshaw, William T. Cooper, Australian Parrots, page 246:

     Ford (1969) points out that it is distributed from southern Northern Territory and northern South Australia west through mulga country of the Gibson and Great Victoria Deserts to the coast of Western Australia.

   • 1983, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock, The Queensland Journal of Agriculture and Animal Science, Volumes 40-42, page 68,

     This paper describes a preliminary field experiment designed to examine the effect of supplementing sheep fed mulga with several proprietary licks and a more comprehensive field experiment to evaluate the effect of the most promising lick fed with cottonseed meal.

   • 1996, Lynn Baker, Mingkiri: A Natural history of Ulu−ru by the Mu−titjulu Community, page 26:

     There are several different types of mulga, and Anangu know the different food which comes from them. For example, insects make a thing like a small apple on the pakuta (horse mulga). This one is good to eat but there is another one on a different sort of mulga which is not edible.

   • 2002, Brad Collis, Fields of Discovery: Australia′s CSIRO, Australia: CSIRO, page 15:

     The return of mulgas, native grasses and other shrubs was finally giving wildlife researchers some hope that numerous animals on the endangered species list might yet be saved if their ecosystems could be restored.

2. (Australia, preceded by definite article) Any region where mulga is the predominant vegetation.
3. (Australia, colloquial, in combination) The outback.
   • 1901, Jack Mathieu, “That Day at Boiling Downs”, in Australian Ballads & Short Stories, Penguin, published 2003, page 263:

     I'd forgotten for a moment you are not all mulga-bred […]

4. Something made from the wood of a mulga tree.
5. Short for mulga wire (“a message or story transmitted through an informal gossip network, especially one containing false information”).

Derived terms

• mulga apple
• mulga black
• mulga madness
• mulga snake
• mulga wire
• red mulga

 

Translations

small acacia tree, especially Acacia aneura

• Finnish: keihäsakaasia (fi) (Acacia aneura)

outback — see outback

something made from the wood of a mulga tree

short for mulga wire — see mulga wire

See also

• spinifex

Anagrams

• algum, almug, glaum

Finnish

Etymology

From English mulga, from Gamilaraay malga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulɡɑ/, [ˈmulɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mul‧ga

Noun

mulga

1. (horticulture) Synonym of keihäsakaasia (“mulga”).

Declension

Inflection of mulga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		mulga	mulgat
genitive		mulgan	mulgien
partitive		mulgaa	mulgia
illative		mulgaan	mulgiin
		singular	plural
nominative		mulga	mulgat
accusative	nom.	mulga	mulgat
	gen.	mulgan
genitive		mulgan	mulgien mulgainrare
partitive		mulgaa	mulgia
inessive		mulgassa	mulgissa
elative		mulgasta	mulgista
illative		mulgaan	mulgiin
adessive		mulgalla	mulgilla
ablative		mulgalta	mulgilta
allative		mulgalle	mulgille
essive		mulgana	mulgina
translative		mulgaksi	mulgiksi
abessive		mulgatta	mulgitta
instructive		—	mulgin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mulga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mulgani mulgani accusative nom. mulgani mulgani gen. mulgani genitive mulgani mulgieni mulgainirare partitive mulgaani mulgiani inessive mulgassani mulgissani elative mulgastani mulgistani illative mulgaani mulgiini adessive mulgallani mulgillani ablative mulgaltani mulgiltani allative mulgalleni mulgilleni essive mulganani mulginani translative mulgakseni mulgikseni abessive mulgattani mulgittani instructive — — comitative — mulgineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mulgasi mulgasi accusative nom. mulgasi mulgasi gen. mulgasi genitive mulgasi mulgiesi mulgaisirare partitive mulgaasi mulgiasi inessive mulgassasi mulgissasi elative mulgastasi mulgistasi illative mulgaasi mulgiisi adessive mulgallasi mulgillasi ablative mulgaltasi mulgiltasi allative mulgallesi mulgillesi essive mulganasi mulginasi translative mulgaksesi mulgiksesi abessive mulgattasi mulgittasi instructive — — comitative — mulginesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mulgamme mulgamme accusative nom. mulgamme mulgamme gen. mulgamme genitive mulgamme mulgiemme mulgaimmerare partitive mulgaamme mulgiamme inessive mulgassamme mulgissamme elative mulgastamme mulgistamme illative mulgaamme mulgiimme adessive mulgallamme mulgillamme ablative mulgaltamme mulgiltamme allative mulgallemme mulgillemme essive mulganamme mulginamme translative mulgaksemme mulgiksemme abessive mulgattamme mulgittamme instructive — — comitative — mulginemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mulganne mulganne accusative nom. mulganne mulganne gen. mulganne genitive mulganne mulgienne mulgainnerare partitive mulgaanne mulgianne inessive mulgassanne mulgissanne elative mulgastanne mulgistanne illative mulgaanne mulgiinne adessive mulgallanne mulgillanne ablative mulgaltanne mulgiltanne allative mulgallenne mulgillenne essive mulgananne mulginanne translative mulgaksenne mulgiksenne abessive mulgattanne mulgittanne instructive — — comitative — mulginenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mulgansa mulgansa accusative nom. mulgansa mulgansa gen. mulgansa genitive mulgansa mulgiensa mulgainsarare partitive mulgaansa mulgiaan mulgiansa inessive mulgassaan mulgassansa mulgissaan mulgissansa elative mulgastaan mulgastansa mulgistaan mulgistansa illative mulgaansa mulgiinsa adessive mulgallaan mulgallansa mulgillaan mulgillansa ablative mulgaltaan mulgaltansa mulgiltaan mulgiltansa allative mulgalleen mulgallensa mulgilleen mulgillensa essive mulganaan mulganansa mulginaan mulginansa translative mulgakseen mulgaksensa mulgikseen mulgiksensa abessive mulgattaan mulgattansa mulgittaan mulgittansa instructive — — comitative — mulgineen mulginensa