mooli
UK/ˈmuːli/US/ˈmuli/
mooli noun: synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
Noun
mooli (plural moolis)
- Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
- Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.).1868, B.H. Powell, Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab, I. iii. 260/1
- Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture.1981 February 1, N.Y. Times, 17/1
- Synonyms:
- daikon, particularly its Indian varieties
Synonyms of mooli
- daikon
- particularly its Indian varieties
Forms of mooli
| plural | moolis |
|---|---|
| alternative form | moolie |
| alternative form | mouli |
| alternative form | muli |
| alternative form | moole |
Origin of mooli
Borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, “[Indian] radish”) (feminine of मूल (mūl)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).
Words that rhyme with mooli
Questions about mooli
- What does mooli mean?
- Mooli means synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
- What part of speech is mooli?
- Mooli is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mooli?
- Mooli is pronounced /ˈmuːli/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mooli?
- The plural of mooli is moolis.
Words near mooli in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mooli (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “mooli.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/mooli. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.