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English
Noun
pulis
- plural of puli
Anagrams
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from English police.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈlis/
- Hyphenation: pu‧lis
Noun
pulís (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
- police; police officer
- Synonym: pulisya
Derived terms
Iban
Etymology
Borrowed from English police.
Pronunciation
Noun
pulis
- police officer
- police
Maguindanao
Etymology
Borrowed from English police.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /puˈlis/
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: pu‧lis
Noun
pulís (Jawi spelling ڤُلِسْ)
- police
- police officer
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English police.
Pronunciation
Noun
pulís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
- police officer; policeman; policewoman
- Synonyms: (slang) parak, (slang) lespu, (slang) bagansiya, (slang) alat; see also Thesaurus:pulis
- the police; police force
- Synonyms: pulisya, kapulisan
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “pulis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Tausug
Etymology
Borrowed from English police.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /pulis/
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: pu‧lis
Noun
pulis (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلِسْ)
- (Malaysia, Philippines) police; police officer
- Synonym: pulisi (Indonesia)
Derived terms
Volapük
Noun
pulis
- accusative plural of pul