मुलायम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُلَایِم (mulāyim), from Arabic مُلَائِم (mulāʔim).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mʊ.lɑː.jəm/, [mʊ.läː.jɐ̃m]

Adjective

मुलायम • (mulāyam) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ملائم)

  1. soft, moldable
    मुलायम पनीरmulāyam panīrsoft cheese

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُلَایِم (mulāyim), from Arabic مُلَائِم (mulāʔim).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.la.jəm/

Adjective

मुलायम • (mulāyam)

  1. soft
    Synonyms: कोमल (komal), नरम (naram), मऊ (maū), मृदू (mrudū)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मुलायम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मुलाईम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मुलाईम,_मुलायम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)