# mooli
## English
### Alternative forms

* moolie
* mouli
* muli
* (obsolete) moole

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (RP) IPA: /ˈmuːli/
* (US) IPA: /ˈmuli/

### Noun

mooli (plural moolis)
* (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

* See daikon

### References

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

### Anagrams

* moloi

## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Mol.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmoːli/, [ˈmo̞ːli]
* Rhymes: -oːli
* Hyphenation: moo‧li

### Noun

mooli
* mole (base unit of amount of substance)

#### Declension

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

* moolinen
* millimooli
* moolimassa
* mooliosuus
* moolitilavuus

### Further reading

* “mooli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03