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語源
From Urdu _مولوی_ (maulvi), and its source, Classical Persian _مولوی_ (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic _مَوْلَوِيّ_ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord または master”), ultimately from _مَوْلًى_ (mawlan, “master”). Compare mullah, maulana.