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English
Etymology
Clipping of polarizing
Adjective
pola (not comparable )
( photography ) Polarizing .
a pola filter
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology 1
From a contraction of the preposition por ( “ for, by ” ) + feminine singular article la ( “ the ” ) .
Contraction
pola f (masculine pol , neuter polo , masculine plural polos , feminine plural poles )
for the , by the
Etymology 2
From earlier pobla , from poblar .
Noun
pola f (plural poles )
fallow
( archaic ) town
Synonym: villa
Derived terms
Adjective
pola
feminine singular of polu
Esperanto
pola flago
Pronunciation
Adjective
pola (accusative singular polan , plural polaj , accusative plural polajn )
Polish (of or pertaining to Poland , the Polish people, or the Polish language )
(la pola ) Clipping of la pola lingvo ( “ the Polish language ” ) .
Hypernyms
Farefare
Etymology
Created in 2021. Learned borrowing from German Pole ( “ Polish person” ) .
Adjective
pola
Polish
Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. Related to Karelian polo , poloi and Ludian polo .
Pronunciation
Noun
pola
A buoyant mark put on a fishing net or similar non-moving fishing equipment.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology 1
Contraction of preposition por ( “ through, by, for ” ) + alternative form of the feminine singular definite article la ( “ the ” )
Contraction
pola f (feminine plural polas , masculine polo , masculine plural polos )
through the ; by the ; for the
Etymology 2
From Old Galician-Portuguese , from Latin pullus .
Pronunciation
Noun
pola f (plural polas )
young hen
Synonym: pita
References
“pola ”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy , 2012 –2024
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “pola ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “pola ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “pola ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “pola ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “pola ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay pola , from Old Javanese pola ( “ design ” ) , polah ( “ conduct, behaviour, doings, undertaking ” ) (cf. pa- + ulah , hence equivalent to peng- + olah /ulah ), olah /ulah ( “ action, activity ” ) . Doublet of polah . Compare to Indonesian olah ( “ method, process ” ) , ulah ( “ behavior, manners, ways ” ) .
Noun
pola (plural pola -pola , first-person possessive polaku , second-person possessive polamu , third-person possessive polanya )
pattern
model
Synonym: model
structure
blueprint , outline , plan .
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Ledo Kaili .
Noun
pola (plural pola -pola , first-person possessive polaku , second-person possessive polamu , third-person possessive polanya )
a tool for binding bark , made of old black wood .
Further reading
Lower Sorbian
Noun
pola
Superseded spelling of póla .
Maranao
Noun
pola
cannon
Synonyms: lotang , madengon
References
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
pola n
inflection of pole :
genitive singular
nominative / accusative / vocative plural
Salar
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
( Xunhua, Qinghai ) IPA (key ) : /pʰolɑ/ , /polɑ/
Noun
pola (3rd person possessive polası , plural polalar )
basket
Synonym: kala
basin
References
Potanin, G.N. (1893 ) “pola ”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian)
Kakuk, S. (1962). “Un Vocabulaire Salar.” Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 14, no. 2: 173–96.
Tenishev, Edhem (1976 ) “pola ”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar ], Moscow, page 452
林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992 ) “pola ”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary ], 成都 : 四川民族出版社 , →ISBN , page 27
马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016 ) “pola ”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies ], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 237
Samoan
Noun
pola
blind used a retractable wall
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /pǒːla/
Hyphenation: po‧la
Noun
póla f (Cyrillic spelling по́ла )
half
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /pôla/
Hyphenation: po‧la
Adverb
pȍla (Cyrillic spelling по̏ла )
half
pola sata — half an hour
pola tri — 2:30
na pola puta — at the half-way point
u pola noći — at midnight
Noun
pola (Cyrillic spelling пола )
genitive singular of pol
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpola/
Rhymes: -ola
Syllabification: po‧la
Noun
pola f (plural polas )
( Colombia , coloquial) beer
Synonyms: cerveza , chela ( Mexico )
Verb
pola
inflection of polir :
first-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Swedish
Verb
pola (present polar , preterite polade , supine polat , imperative pola )
( dated ) to be buddies or mates (with someone)
att pola med någon to be buddies with someone
( dated , colloquial ) to be a sexual partner (to)
Usage notes
Unfamiliar to many younger native speakers, though the derived word polare ( “ buddy ” ) is universally known.
Conjugation
Conjugation of pola (weak)
Derived terms
References