Muli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "muli"

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a byname/nickname from muli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuli/, [ˈmuli]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification^(key): Mu‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): Mu‧li

Proper noun

Muli

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Muli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Muli	Mulit
genitive		Mulin	Mulien
partitive		Mulia	Muleja
illative		Muliin	Muleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Muli	Mulit
accusative	nom.	Muli	Mulit
	gen.	Mulin
genitive		Mulin	Mulien
partitive		Mulia	Muleja
inessive		Mulissa	Muleissa
elative		Mulista	Muleista
illative		Muliin	Muleihin
adessive		Mulilla	Muleilla
ablative		Mulilta	Muleilta
allative		Mulille	Muleille
essive		Mulina	Muleina
translative		Muliksi	Muleiksi
abessive		Mulitta	Muleitta
instructive		—	Mulein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Muli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mulini Mulini accusative nom. Mulini Mulini gen. Mulini genitive Mulini Mulieni partitive Muliani Mulejani inessive Mulissani Muleissani elative Mulistani Muleistani illative Muliini Muleihini adessive Mulillani Muleillani ablative Muliltani Muleiltani allative Mulilleni Muleilleni essive Mulinani Muleinani translative Mulikseni Muleikseni abessive Mulittani Muleittani instructive — — comitative — Muleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mulisi Mulisi accusative nom. Mulisi Mulisi gen. Mulisi genitive Mulisi Muliesi partitive Muliasi Mulejasi inessive Mulissasi Muleissasi elative Mulistasi Muleistasi illative Muliisi Muleihisi adessive Mulillasi Muleillasi ablative Muliltasi Muleiltasi allative Mulillesi Muleillesi essive Mulinasi Muleinasi translative Muliksesi Muleiksesi abessive Mulittasi Muleittasi instructive — — comitative — Muleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mulimme Mulimme accusative nom. Mulimme Mulimme gen. Mulimme genitive Mulimme Muliemme partitive Muliamme Mulejamme inessive Mulissamme Muleissamme elative Mulistamme Muleistamme illative Muliimme Muleihimme adessive Mulillamme Muleillamme ablative Muliltamme Muleiltamme allative Mulillemme Muleillemme essive Mulinamme Muleinamme translative Muliksemme Muleiksemme abessive Mulittamme Muleittamme instructive — — comitative — Muleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mulinne Mulinne accusative nom. Mulinne Mulinne gen. Mulinne genitive Mulinne Mulienne partitive Mulianne Mulejanne inessive Mulissanne Muleissanne elative Mulistanne Muleistanne illative Muliinne Muleihinne adessive Mulillanne Muleillanne ablative Muliltanne Muleiltanne allative Mulillenne Muleillenne essive Mulinanne Muleinanne translative Muliksenne Muleiksenne abessive Mulittanne Muleittanne instructive — — comitative — Muleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mulinsa Mulinsa accusative nom. Mulinsa Mulinsa gen. Mulinsa genitive Mulinsa Muliensa partitive Muliaan Muliansa Mulejaan Mulejansa inessive Mulissaan Mulissansa Muleissaan Muleissansa elative Mulistaan Mulistansa Muleistaan Muleistansa illative Muliinsa Muleihinsa adessive Mulillaan Mulillansa Muleillaan Muleillansa ablative Muliltaan Muliltansa Muleiltaan Muleiltansa allative Mulilleen Mulillensa Muleilleen Muleillensa essive Mulinaan Mulinansa Muleinaan Muleinansa translative Mulikseen Muliksensa Muleikseen Muleiksensa abessive Mulittaan Mulittansa Muleittaan Muleittansa instructive — — comitative — Muleineen Muleinensa

Statistics

• The surname Muli belongs to 181 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

19th century, from an Alemannic German or Austro-Bavarian dialect. Possibly from an inherited form of Middle High German mūl + the diminutive suffix -li. Alternatively from Italian mulo with its plural muli associated with that suffix. Ultimately from Latin mulus, whence also Maultier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːli/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Muli n (strong, genitive Mulis, plural Mulis or (rare or southern) Muli)

1. mule (hybrid offspring of a donkey and horse)

Usage notes

• The word serves as an umbrella term for Maultier and Maulesel, but the former of these may also be used as such in common speech.

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ˈli/, [mu.ˈli]

Proper noun

Muli

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• A Sakizaya personal name follows this structure: given name + parent’s name (usually father’s name) + o (possessive marker) + family name. Example: Tuku Tiway o Sayun.

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Muli”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎ (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples