မူလီ
Burmese
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /mùlì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: muli • ALA-LC: mūlī • BGN/PCGN: muli • Okell: muli
Etymology 1
editAccording to MED, borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, “mooli, daikon (radish)”), apparently named because bolts resemble radishes.
Noun
editမူလီ • (muli)
- bolt (metal fastener, as in nuts and bolts)
Derived terms
edit- မူလီခေါင်း (mulihkaung:)
- မူလီစုပ် (mulicup)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Sanskrit मूली (mūlī, “radish, firmly fixed root”).
Noun
editမူလီ • (muli)
Further reading
edit- “မူလီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.