mula
Pronunciation: /ˈmula/
“mula” is a Malay word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
There are two suggested theories as to where this word usage originated: * From Old Malay [script needed] (mula), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla, “origin, beginning, base, foundation, radish, root, cause”). * Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mula (“to start”, literally “to plant”).
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