masula

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Etymology[edit]

Uncertain.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

masula (plural masulas)

  1. A type of boat used on the Coromandel Coast of southeast India, typically for travelling between ships and shore. Also more fully masula boat. [from 17th c.]
    • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 90:
      The catamarans accompany the masulah boats through the surf, and when an accident happens endeavour to pick up the unfortunate passengers.

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Etymology[edit]

From ma- +‎ sula.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /masuˈla/, [ma.suˈl̪a]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧su‧la

Adjective[edit]

masulá (intensified masulahon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜐᜓᜎ)

  1. glaring; blinding (from the light)
    Synonyms: masilaw, masuriaw

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