"mula" meaning in Malay

See mula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [mulə [Johor-Selangor], -la [Johor-Selangor], -laʔ] [Johor-Selangor], [mula [Riau-Lingga], -lə [Riau-Lingga], -laʔ] [Riau-Lingga] Forms: مولا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ula, -la, -a Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|bor|conf|sa>मूल>root|id=start}}, {{bor|ms|sa|मूल}} Sanskrit मूल (mūla) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=مولا|pl=-}} mula (Jawi spelling مولا)
  1. the beginning, the start
    Sense id: en-mula-ms-noun-fp24W7Bj Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 43 38 9 11
  2. (medicine) onset Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-mula-ms-noun-~TC0QYy5 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 43 38 9 11 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bermula, bermula-mula, dimulai, dimulakan, memulai, memulakan, mula-mula, mulai, mulakan, pemula, pemulaan, permulaan, semula

Verb

IPA: [mulə [Johor-Selangor], -la [Johor-Selangor], -laʔ] [Johor-Selangor], [mula [Riau-Lingga], -lə [Riau-Lingga], -laʔ] [Riau-Lingga] Forms: bermula [canonical]
Rhymes: -ula, -la, -a Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|bor|conf|sa>मूल>root|id=start}}, {{bor|ms|sa|मूल}} Sanskrit मूल (mūla) Head templates: {{head|ms|verb|head=bermula}} bermula
  1. (intransitive) to begin, start Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-mula-ms-verb-JUyaOgTw

Verb

IPA: [mulə [Johor-Selangor], -la [Johor-Selangor], -laʔ] [Johor-Selangor], [mula [Riau-Lingga], -lə [Riau-Lingga], -laʔ] [Riau-Lingga] Forms: memulakan [canonical]
Rhymes: -ula, -la, -a Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|bor|conf|sa>मूल>root|id=start}}, {{bor|ms|sa|मूल}} Sanskrit मूल (mūla) Head templates: {{head|ms|verb|head=memulakan}} memulakan
  1. (transitive) to begin, to start, to commence Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mula-ms-verb-WuI11zXT Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 43 38 9 11

Alternative forms

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        "3": "conf",
        "4": "sa>मूल>root",
        "id": "start"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "मूल"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit मूल (mūla)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "memulakan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "memulakan"
      },
      "expansion": "memulakan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Malay transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Start your engines now.",
          "text": "Mulakan enjin sekarang.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to begin, to start, to commence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "begin",
          "begin"
        ],
        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ],
        [
          "commence",
          "commence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to begin, to start, to commence"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mulə",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-la",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-laʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mula",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-lə",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-laʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ula"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-la"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mula"
}

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