muga
/ˈmuːɡə/(also moonga, mugga, munga)
noun
A wild silk obtained in Assam from the cocoons of the silkworm Antheraea assama (also muga silk); the silkworm itself (also muga silkworm).
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Foster (b. 1591), Church of England clergyman and writer. From Assamese mugā.