मौला
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā), probably via Persian مولا (mowlâ, “Lord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔː.lɑː/
Noun
मौला • (maulā) m (Urdu spelling مولا)
- lord, God; the Lord
- Synonym: भगवान (bhagvān)
Derived terms
- मस्त-मौला (mast-maulā)
- मौलाना (maulānā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मौला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 839