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English Etymology From Tswana pula Northern Sotho pula Sotho pula ( “ rain ” ) , all from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà
Pronunciation Noun pula
( Southern Africa ) Rain , used as an expression of greeting or good luck.The currency of Botswana , divided into 100 thebe . Anagrams Acehnese Etymology From Proto-Austronesian *mula
Pronunciation Verb pula
to plant Derived terms Bikol Central Etymology 1 From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula
Pronunciation Hyphenation: pu‧la
IPA (key ) : /puˈla/ , Adjective pulá
red ( color/colour ) Etymology 2 Pronunciation Hyphenation: pu‧la
IPA (key ) : /ˈpula/ , Noun púla
mute , a person unable to speakCebuano Alternative forms Etymology From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula
Pronunciation Adjective pulá
red ( color/colour ) Noun pulá
red ( color/colour ) egg yolk Quotations For quotations using this term, see Citations:pula .
Dalmatian Etymology Possibly from Vulgar Latin *pūbula , from Latin pūbes pulla pullus Romanian pulă Aromanian pulã polla
Noun pula f
penis Finnish Etymology Originally an opening in the ice into which a man has fallen or may fall. Probably onomatopoetic imitating the associated sound of water, compare pulahtaa
Pronunciation Noun pula
shortage ( economy ) crisis characterized by shortage of goods and/or means to buy them; a depression , slump urgent situation, trouble , scrape , pinch , deep water Declension Derived terms Further reading Anagrams Galician Verb pula
inflection of pulir
first / third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative inflection of pular
third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative Indonesian Adverb pula
also Synonyms Italian Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈpu.la/ Rhymes: -ula
Hyphenation: pù‧la Etymology 1 From Latin āplūda
Noun pula f plural pule
chaff Etymology 2 From a regional form of Italian polizia pulizia .
Noun pula
( slang ) police , the fuzz , the cops
Synonym: polizia Anagrams Maguindanao Noun pula
paddle Malay Alternative forms pulak ( dialectal, colloquial ) Etymology (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation Adverb pula (Jawi spelling ڤولا
in turn ( having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly; with respect to sequence , precedence , or hierarchy )
2018 August 14, Mohamad Asyramisyanie, “39 pasukan bakal berentap [39 teams bound to compete ]”, in Media Permata the original on 30 October 2018 :Bagi Kumpulan C pula akan disertai oleh Pasukan BSRC Veteran, PSJD, Rimba Star, IV Team (DST) dan Azadi FT. Dalam Kumpulan D pula akan disertai oleh Pasukan ITF, Manggis FC, SM FC, Mengelela FC dan PMS. Group C, in turn , will be joined by BSRC Veteran Team, PSJD, Rimba Star, IV Team (DST) and Azadi FT, while Group D, in turn , will be joined by ITF Team, Manggis FC, SM FC, Mengelela FC and PMS. Further reading Northern Sotho Etymology From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà
Noun pula
rain Norwegian Nynorsk Verb pula (present tense puler past tense pulte past participle pult passive infinitive pulast present participle pulande imperative pul
Alternative form of pule Pipil Etymology From Spanish plátano ( “ plantain ” ) .
Pronunciation Noun pula plural pujpula
plantain
Asi se siwat wan se takat kiwikat se pula tishkal A woman and a man arrived and brought roasted plantain Pitjantjatjara Pronunciation Pronoun pula (third person dual , accusative pulanya possessive/purposive pulampa locative pulala
they twoRelated terms
Pitjantjatjara personal pronouns (nominative case)
Singular
Dual
Plural
First person
ngayulu -ṉa ngali -li nganaṉa -la
Second person
nyuntu -n nyupali nyura
Third person
paluṟu pula tjana -ya
Polish Etymology Borrowed from French poule
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈpu.la/ Rhymes: -ula
Syllabification: pu‧la Noun pula f
pool ( supply of resources ) stake ( wager or pledge ) ( card games ) pool , stakes , the pot ( money available to be won )
Synonym: stawka Declension Further reading pula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANpula in Polish dictionaries at PWNPortuguese Pronunciation
Etymology 1 Noun pula m plural pulas
pula ( the currency of Botswana ) Etymology 2 See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb pula
inflection of pular
third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative inflection of polir
first / third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative Romanian Etymology Definite form of pulă Latin pulla pullus ( “ offspring, child, cub, chick, etc. ” )
Pronunciation Adverb pula
( vulgar , intensifies adjectives) fucking
Sunt obosit în pula mea! I'm fucking tired! Interjection pula
( vulgar , slang ) bullshit ! (expression of disbelief)
E ușor, pula ! It's easy, bullshit ! Noun pula
definite nominative / accusative singular of pulă Romansch Etymology 1 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun pula f plural pulas
( Surmiran ) butterfly , moth Alternative forms Synonyms Etymology 2 From Latin pulla ( “ hen ” ) .
Noun pula f plural pulas
( Rumantsch Grischun , Sutsilvan , Surmiran ) hen Synonyms Sotho Etymology From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà
Noun pula class 9 /10 (plural lipula
rain Spanish Verb pula
inflection of pulir
first / third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative Swedish Etymology From dialectal pula ( “ work, toil, pound, hit, have sex, mate, and more ” ) . Compare Danish pule Icelandic púla Middle Low German pulen ( “ extricate with the fingers ” ) , and cognate with Old English pullian ( “ to pluck, pull ” ) . See also pulla ( “ finger ” ) .
Verb pula (present pular preterite pulade supine pulat imperative pula
( colloquial ) tinker , to potter
Synonyms: påta pyssla ( with a particle like ner ( “ down ” ) or in ( “ in ” ) ) stuff (press, compressing or scrunching)
Han pulade ner papperslappen i fickan He stuffed the piece of paper into his pocket ( colloquial , regional ) rub snow in someone's face
Synonyms: snöpula mula Conjugation
Conjugation of pula
References Tagalog Etymology 1 From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula Aklanon puea Asi puya
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /puˈla/ , Hyphenation: pu‧la Noun pulá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ
red ( color/colour ) Adjective pulá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ
red ( color/colour ) Derived terms See also
Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text )
puti abo gris itim
pula krimson pulang-pula kahel kayumanggi dilaw krema
kulay-dayap lungti lungtian berde
turkesa bughaw-langit asul bughaw asul
lila biyoleta nila tayom mahenta ube morado haban purpura rosas kalimbahin
Etymology 2 Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpulaʔ/ , Hyphenation: pu‧la Noun pulà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ
adverse criticism ; act of finding fault with another
Synonyms: pintas pamimintas pista pamimista Derived terms Anagrams Tausug Etymology From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula
Adjective pula
red Tswana Etymology From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà
Pronunciation Noun pula class 9/10 (plural dipula
rain pula a popular toast Volapük Noun pula
genitive singular of pul Waray-Waray Etymology From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula
Adjective pulá
red West Makian Pronunciation Verb pula
( ditransitive ) give
Synonym: pi ( ditransitive ) sell
Synonym: pi Conjugation References Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ) The Makian languages and their neighbours Xhosa Etymology (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Verb -pula?
( transitive ) rinse
Synonyms: -hlambulula -pulusha Inflection This verb needs an inflection-table template .