মোল্লা
Bengali edit
Alternative forms edit
- মুল্লা (mulla)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā). Cognate with Hindustani ملا / मुल्ला (mullā), Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ], /mulːa/, [ˈmulːaˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ], /mulːa/, [ˈmulːaˑ]
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
- মোল্লাগিরি (mōllagiri)
- মোল্লাতন্ত্র (mōllatontro)
- মোল্লার দৌড় মসজিদ পর্যন্ত (mōllar dōuṛ mosjid porjonto)
Related terms edit
Proper noun edit
মোল্লা • (mōlla)
- a surname from Arabic
References edit
- Accessible Dictionary, “মোল্লা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “মোল্লা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh