moola
English
Etymology 1
Unknown, attested since the 1920s. Suggested origins, none of which are accepted by mainstream lexicographers,[1] include:
- from Romani mol (“have value, be worth”)[2]
- from Irish moll óir (“heap of gold”)[3] However, this is unlikely because of the difference in pronunciation.
- from French moulin (“mill”)
- from Chinook Jargon moola (“mill”)[4]
- from Sanskrit मूल (mūla, “capital, principal”)
- coined by Chuck Green, a friend of Damon Runyon[5]
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Translations
informal: money
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Ed.
- Henry Hitchings, The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English →ISBN, page 323
- Daniel Cassidy, The Secret Language of the Crossroads: How the Irish Invented Slang, AK Press, 2007, →ISBN
- “Cayoosh”, in cayoosh.net, 2011 November 19 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2011-08-05
- Attribution attributed to Mario Pei by William Safire, 6/8/2003 "On Language" column in the New York Times.
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːla/
- Hyphenation: moo‧la
Declension
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
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