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mūlampi

mūla

nt

1. (of a tree) root; base; foot
2. source; origin; root
3. money; cash; capital; moola
4. (vinaya) (of a legal action) beginning; start
5. original; first; primary
6. (of money) capital; principal
7. base; foundation; bottom part
8. primary text; root text; source text (as opposed to the commentaries and sub-commentaries)

Analysis. mūlaṃ + api; mūla + api

Etymology. √mūl + a; from √mūl 'support'; Sanskrit mūla, mūra [mūl]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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