mooli

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, [Indian] radish) (feminine of मूल (mūl)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA(key): /ˈmuːli/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmuli/

Noun

mooli (plural moolis)

  1. (chiefly UK and India, Indian cuisine) Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
    • 1868, B.H. Powell, Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab, I. iii. 260/1:
      Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.).
    • 1981 February 1, N.Y. Times, 17/1
      Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture.
    • 1996 February 4, Sunday Telegraph, 33/1
      This is thanks to the introduction of a wider range of radish varieties into supermarkets, especially the long-rooted ‘mooli’ types from Japan.

Synonyms

References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "mooli, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2002.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From German Mol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːli/, [ˈmo̞ːli]
  • Rhymes: -oːli
  • Syllabification(key): moo‧li

Noun

mooli

  1. mole (base unit of amount of substance)

Declension

Inflection of mooli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative mooli moolit
genitive moolin moolien
partitive moolia mooleja
illative mooliin mooleihin
singular plural
nominative mooli moolit
accusative nom. mooli moolit
gen. moolin
genitive moolin moolien
partitive moolia mooleja
inessive moolissa mooleissa
elative moolista mooleista
illative mooliin mooleihin
adessive moolilla mooleilla
ablative moolilta mooleilta
allative moolille mooleille
essive moolina mooleina
translative mooliksi mooleiksi
abessive moolitta mooleitta
instructive moolein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mooli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative moolini moolini
accusative nom. moolini moolini
gen. moolini
genitive moolini moolieni
partitive mooliani moolejani
inessive moolissani mooleissani
elative moolistani mooleistani
illative mooliini mooleihini
adessive moolillani mooleillani
ablative mooliltani mooleiltani
allative moolilleni mooleilleni
essive moolinani mooleinani
translative moolikseni mooleikseni
abessive moolittani mooleittani
instructive
comitative mooleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative moolisi moolisi
accusative nom. moolisi moolisi
gen. moolisi
genitive moolisi mooliesi
partitive mooliasi moolejasi
inessive moolissasi mooleissasi
elative moolistasi mooleistasi
illative mooliisi mooleihisi
adessive moolillasi mooleillasi
ablative mooliltasi mooleiltasi
allative moolillesi mooleillesi
essive moolinasi mooleinasi
translative mooliksesi mooleiksesi
abessive moolittasi mooleittasi
instructive
comitative mooleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative moolimme moolimme
accusative nom. moolimme moolimme
gen. moolimme
genitive moolimme mooliemme
partitive mooliamme moolejamme
inessive moolissamme mooleissamme
elative moolistamme mooleistamme
illative mooliimme mooleihimme
adessive moolillamme mooleillamme
ablative mooliltamme mooleiltamme
allative moolillemme mooleillemme
essive moolinamme mooleinamme
translative mooliksemme mooleiksemme
abessive moolittamme mooleittamme
instructive
comitative mooleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative moolinne moolinne
accusative nom. moolinne moolinne
gen. moolinne
genitive moolinne moolienne
partitive moolianne moolejanne
inessive moolissanne mooleissanne
elative moolistanne mooleistanne
illative mooliinne mooleihinne
adessive moolillanne mooleillanne
ablative mooliltanne mooleiltanne
allative moolillenne mooleillenne
essive moolinanne mooleinanne
translative mooliksenne mooleiksenne
abessive moolittanne mooleittanne
instructive
comitative mooleinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative moolinsa moolinsa
accusative nom. moolinsa moolinsa
gen. moolinsa
genitive moolinsa mooliensa
partitive mooliaan
mooliansa
moolejaan
moolejansa
inessive moolissaan
moolissansa
mooleissaan
mooleissansa
elative moolistaan
moolistansa
mooleistaan
mooleistansa
illative mooliinsa mooleihinsa
adessive moolillaan
moolillansa
mooleillaan
mooleillansa
ablative mooliltaan
mooliltansa
mooleiltaan
mooleiltansa
allative moolilleen
moolillensa
mooleilleen
mooleillensa
essive moolinaan
moolinansa
mooleinaan
mooleinansa
translative moolikseen
mooliksensa
mooleikseen
mooleiksensa
abessive moolittaan
moolittansa
mooleittaan
mooleittansa
instructive
comitative mooleineen
mooleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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