sulla

sulla · noun¹

1. Punjabi · derived fromਮੁਸਲਾ“"carpet kisser", another derogatory term for Muslims, but also refers to a mat or carpet used for Muslim prayers”
2. Punjabi · derived fromਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ“Muslim”
3. Arabic · derived fromمُلَّا
4. Classical Persian · derived fromملا
5. Punjabi · derived fromਮੁੱਲਾ“mullah, Islamic religious leader”
6. Punjabi · borrowed fromਸੁੱਲਾ“Muslim (derogatory)”
7. English todaysulla

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੁੱਲਾ (sullā, “Muslim (derogatory)”). This word is likely a mispronunciation (or perhaps a misspelling in Gurmukhi script) of Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā, “mullah, Islamic religious leader”), derived from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), ultimately from Arabic مُلَّا (mullā). It may also be a contraction of Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān, “Muslim”) or Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਾ (muslā, “"carpet kisser", another derogatory term for Muslims, but also refers to a mat or carpet used for Muslim prayers”).

sulla · noun²

From the genus name Sulla.