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sulla¹

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Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੁੱਲਾ (sullā, “Muslim (derogatory)”). This word is likely a mispronunciation (or perhaps a misspelling in Gurmukhi script) of Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā, “mullah, Islamic religious leader”), derived from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), ultimately from Arabic مُلَّا (mullā). It may also be a contraction of Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān, “Muslim”) or Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਾ (muslā, “"carpet kisser", another derogatory term for Muslims, but also refers to a mat or carpet used for Muslim prayers”).

noun sullas · sulleh · sullah

  1. South Asia, ethnic, offensive, slur A Muslim man; especially one from Pakistan.

    Similar: mulla, musalla

sulla²

Where it comes from

From the genus name Sulla.

noun sullas · sullah

  1. Any of the species in the genus Sulla (syn. Hedysarum).

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@misc{sulla_2026,
  title = {sulla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sulla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}