fula

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See also: Fula and fulá

Bungku

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan.

Noun

fula

  1. moon

Gothic

Romanization

fula

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌰

Hausa

Pronunciation

Noun

fū̀lā f (plural fūlunā̀, possessed form fū̀lar̃)

  1. Alternative form of hū̀lā (“hat, fez”)

Descendants

  • → Nupe: fùla
  • → Yoruba: fìlà

Kassonke

Etymology

From Proto-Mande . Cognate with Bambara fìla, Marka fila, Dyula filà, Sankaran Maninka fila, Mahou fyàà, Mandinka fula.

Numeral

fula

  1. two

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi फूल (phūl), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Distantly cognate with Portuguese flor (“flower”).

Noun

fula (plural fula-fula)

  1. flower
    nhonha co fula ― the girl with the flower
  2. (vulgar, obsolete) vagina

Usage notes

  • In older Macanese, fufula or fu-fula may be used as the plural. This partial reduplication has nearly completely disappeared in modern Macanese, in favour of the full reduplication fula-fula.

Derived terms

References

Maltese

Pronunciation

Noun

fula f (singulative, collective ful, paucal fuliet)

  1. singulative of ful: a broad bean (single seed)

Nupe

Fùlazhì

Etymology

From Hausa fū̀lā, see also Yoruba fìlà.

Pronunciation

Noun

fùla (plural fùlazhì)

  1. hat (in particular) traditional hat worn by Nupe men.

Old English

Pronunciation

Adjective

fūla

  1. inflection of fūl:
    1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
    2. weak nominative masculine singular

Phuthi

Verb

-fula?

  1. to graze

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fu‧la

Noun

fula m (uncountable)

  1. Fula (a language spoken in West Africa)

Noun

fula m or f by sense (plural fulas)

  1. one of the Fula (West-African people)

Adjective

fula

  1. feminine singular of fulo

Spanish

Noun

fula m (plural fulas)

  1. (Cuba, slang) a U.S. dollar
  2. (Cuba, slang, derogatory) a shady person; a person who cannot be trusted

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

fula

  1. inflection of ful:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Anagrams

Tswana

Verb

fula

  1. to graze

Venda

Verb

fula

  1. to graze

Volapük

Noun

fula

  1. genitive singular of ful
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