Bengali[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian مولا (mawlâ), from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā). Cognate with Hindustani مولا / मौला (maulā).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /mɔo̯la/, [ˈmɔo̯laˑ], /mou̯la/, [ˈmou̯laˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔo̯la/, [ˈmɔo̯laˑ], /mou̯la/, [ˈmou̯laˑ]
মওলা • (moōla) (Islam)
- mawla, patron, client
- lord, master, protector
- Lord, God
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