Save Gender Masculine Usage Bashkir Scripts Муллайән(Bashkir) Pronounced Pron. moo-LAH-yan [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "soul of the mullah", derived from Bashkir мулла (mulla) meaning "mullah" (a term for an Islamic cleric), of Arabic origin, combined with the suffix -йән (-yän) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).