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nounperennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop
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Origin
sulla · noun
- Punjabiਮੁਸਲਾ“"carpet kisser", another derogatory term for Muslims, but also refers to a mat or carpet used for Muslim prayers”
- Punjabiਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ“Muslim”
- Arabicمُلَّا
- Classical Persianملا
- Punjabiਮੁੱਲਾ“mullah, Islamic religious leader”
- Punjabiਸੁੱਲਾ“Muslim (derogatory)”
- Englishsulla
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”).
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