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mogul

[ moh-guhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Mogul

[ moh-guhl, -guhl, moh-guhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. Great Mogul.
any of their descendants.
(lowercase) an important, powerful, or influential person:
a mogul of the movie industry.
a Mongol or Mongolian.
Railroads. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.

Mogul

/ məʊˈɡʌl; ˈməʊɡʌl /

a member of the Muslim dynasty of Indian emperors established by Baber in 1526 See Great Mogul
a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian

mogul

/ ˈməʊɡʌl; məʊˈɡʌl /

an important or powerful person
a type of steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels

mogul

/ ˈməʊɡəl /

Origin of mogul¹

1960–65; < dialectal German; compare Austrian dialect Mugel small hill

Origin of mogul²

First recorded in 1580–90; from Persian mughul Mongol

Origin of mogul¹

C16: from Persian mughul Mongol

Origin of mogul²

C18: from Mogul

Origin of mogul³

C20: perhaps from South German dialect Mugl

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