paul
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English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɔːl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɔl/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /pɑl/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːl
- Homophones: pall, pawl
Etymology 1
Noun
paul (plural pauls)
- An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
- 1836, Mariana Starke, Travels in Europe and in the Island of Sicily, page 569:
- Shoes and boots are, generally speaking, better made at Florence than in any other part of Italy: the usual price charged for the former is eight pauls the pair; and for the latter from thirty to forty pauls.
Etymology 2
Noun
paul (plural pauls)
- Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”).
- 1850, The Mechanic's Magazine, Register, Journal and Gazette, page 517:
- As soon as the horse again begins to move, the paul will take into the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and restore to the fly-wheel its original speed.
Etymology 3
Noun
paul (plural pauls)
- (India, historical) A small tent of various kinds.
References
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “paul”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson , London: John Murray, .
Anagrams
Malay
Etymology
From Sundanese.
Pronunciation
Adjective
paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول)
- blue (blue-colored)
Synonyms
Noun
paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول, plural paul-paul, informal 1st possessive paulku, 2nd possessive paulmu, 3rd possessive paulnya)
- blue (colour)
Further reading
- “paul” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin padūlem, from Latin palūdem via metathesis. Compare Spanish paúl.
Pronunciation
Noun
paul m (plural pauis)
- (geography) swamp
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano
Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
Noun
paul
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly from English "foul"”)
Adjective
paul