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Mulki

British  
/ ˈmʊlkɪ /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the former Hyderabad State in India

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Mulki

Urdu, from mulk country


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Prime Minister Hani Mulki addressed the plenum before the vote, saying the government backed repeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2017

AMMAN, Jordan — On a busy thoroughfare in Amman, Jordan’s capital, a coffee seller named Mohammed Al Mulki no longer shivers when he sees a police car pull up.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2016

Twelve years ago, he set up India’s first surfing school, popularly called the surfing ashram, in Mulki, a town near the port city of Mangalore.

From Washington Post ● May 26, 2016

Before the surfing swami set up shop, Mulki was a nondescript coastal town known more for its annual water buffalo race and spirit-dance rituals.

From Washington Post ● May 26, 2016

At Mulki in South Canara there is a temple of Venkatēswara, which is maintained by Konkani Brāhmans.

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston

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