毛拉

máolā

noun

Measure Word

一位毛拉 wèi

Meanings

1 mullah (Islamic religious leader or scholar)

Characters

(phonetic, 'mao')

(phonetic, 'la')

Examples

村里的毛拉每天带领大家做礼拜。

Cūn lǐ de máolā měitiān dàilǐng dàjiā zuò lǐbài.

The village mullah leads everyone in prayer each day.

他从小跟随毛拉学习古兰经。

Tā cóngxiǎo gēnsuí máolā xuéxí Gǔlánjīng.

He studied the Quran with a mullah from childhood.

Tips

culture

Loanword from Arabic mawla via Persian. Used among Hui (回族) and other Muslim communities in China for a religious teacher or imam.

Stroke Order

毛 máo

拉 lā