mudalali
/mʊdəˈlɑːli/noun
In Sri Lanka and southern India: a proprietor, a business person, an entrepreneur (especially one not affecting Western dress and not doing business in English).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Horace Wilson (1786–1860), Sanskritist. From Sinhala mudalāli and its etymon Tamil mutalāḷi proprietor from mutal property. Cf mudaliyar.
- acetone
- acetonic
- acetonic acid
- acetonitrile
- acetonuria
- acetophenetidin
- acetophenone
- acetose
- acetous
- acetous fermentation
- acetoxy
- acetozone
- acetum
- aceturic acid
- acetyl
- acetylacetonate
- acetylacetone
- acetylate
- acetylation
- acetylator
- acetyl cellulose
- acetyl chloride
- acetylcholine
- acetylcholinesterase
- acetyl CoA