Mooli
/ˈmuːli/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties. India, UK
"Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.)."
Synonyms
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More examples"Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.)."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, “[Indian] radish”) (feminine of मूल (mūl)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).