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Borrowed from Tswana pula, Northern Sotho pula, and Sotho pula (“rain”), all from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pʊlə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• (General American) enPR: po͞olʹä, IPA^(key): /puːlɑː/
• Homophone: puller (UK, non-rhotic)

pula (countable and uncountable, plural pulas)

1. (Southern Africa, uncountable) Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
   • 2020 March 31, Government of Botswana, “State of Public Emergency — S.I. No. 59 of 2020”, in Republic of Botswana Government Gazette Extraordinary‎^[1], page C213:

     Given under my hand and the Public Seal at Gaborone this 31st day of March, 2020. / PULA!

2. (countable) The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.

• Palu, Paul, ULPA, paul

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *mula

• IPA^(key): /pula/

pula

1. to plant

pula

1. inflection of pulë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

• puwa — Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

• (Sialo) IPA^(key): /puˈla/ [pʊˈl̪a]
• (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) IPA^(key): /puˈwa/ [pʊˈwa]
• Hyphenation: pu‧la

pulá (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)

1. red (color)
   • 1985 — Surban, Max, Nabali ang Krismas Tri, Nabali ang Krismas Tri [Performed by Max Surban]

     […] / Taas ang among krismas tri / Tumoy sungko sa kisame / Daghan ang mga suga / May pula, asul ug berde / […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

pulá

1. red (color)
2. egg yolk

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

• IPA^(key): /puˈla/ [puˈl̪a]
• Hyphenation: pu‧la

pulá (plural purula, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)

1. red (color)

• Hyphenation: pu‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpula/ [ˈpu.l̪a]

pulá (plural purula, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)

1. mute (a person unable to speak)

   Coordinate terms: bungog, buta

Cognate with Yao (Africa) -jipula (“to remove from the fire”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ɽa/

-pula (infinitive kupúla)

1. to take off an object from a fire

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pulira
  • Causative: -pulitsa
  • Negative: -sapula
  • Passive: -pulidwa
  • Reduplicative: -pulapula
  • Repetitive: -pulanso
  • Stative: -puka

• Nominal derivations:
  • chipula (“knife”)

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford University Press, page 475

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *pūbula, from Latin pūbes, or more likely from pulla, feminine of pullus. Compare Romanian pulă, Aromanian pulã, Catalan and Spanish polla.

pula f

1. (anatomy) penis

Originally an opening in the ice into which a man has fallen or may fall. Probably onomatopoeic imitating the associated sound of water, compare pulahtaa (possibly a back-formation).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulɑ/, [ˈpulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pu‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧la

pula

1. shortage [with elative ‘of’]
2. (economy) an economic crisis characterized by shortage of goods and/or means to buy them; a depression, slump
3. trouble, scrape, pinch, deep water, urgent situation

   olla pulassa ― to be in trouble

   joutua pulaan ― to get in trouble

• “pula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

• Paul, lupa

pula

1. inflection of pulir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. inflection of pular:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Inherited from Malay pula.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpula/ [ˈpu.la]
• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: pu‧la

pula

1. also

   Synonym: juga

• “pula”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.la/
• Rhymes: -ula
• Hyphenation: pù‧la

Inherited from Latin āplūda.

pula f (plural pule)

1. chaff

From pulizia, regional variant of polizia.

pula f (invariable)

1. (slang) the police, the fuzz, the cops

   Synonym: polizia

• lupa

pula

1. paddle

• pulak (colloquial)

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈpulə/ [ˈpu.lə]
  • Rhymes: -lə, -ə
• (Literary Standard, /a/-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈpula/ [ˈpu.la]
  • Rhymes: -la, -a
• Hyphenation: pu‧la

pula (Jawi spelling ڤولا)

1. instead; on the other hand; however (indicating a contrast or an unexpected action).

   Orang lain sibuk bekerja, dia tidur pula.

   Others are busy working, [but] he sleeps instead.

   Saya ingatkan dia marah, rupa-rupanya dia suka pula.

   I thought he was angry, turns out he likes it instead.

2. then; next; in turn (indicating a sequence or a shift to a new subject).

   Sekarang giliran awak pula.

   Now it is your turn (next).

   Selepas makan, dia membaca buku pula.

   After eating, he read a book (next).

3. also; too; as well; again.

   Mengapa pula saya yang kena pergi?

   Why do I have to go as well?

4. (particle) used to show surprise, exasperation, or to add emphasis (often untranslated or translated as "now" or "on earth").

   Mana pula kunci kereta aku ni?

   Where on earth is my car key?

• > Indonesian: pula (inherited)

• "pula" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

pula

1. rain

pula (present tense puler, past tense pulte, past participle pult, passive infinitive pulast, present participle pulande, imperative pul)

1. alternative form of pule

From Spanish plátano (“plantain”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpula/

pula (plural pujpula)

1. plantain

   Asi se siwat wan se takat kiwikat se pula tishkal

   A woman and a man arrived and brought roasted plantain

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊlɐ]

pula (third person dual, accusative pulanya, possessive/purposive pulampa, locative pulala)

1. they two

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.la/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: pu‧la

Borrowed from French poule.

pula f

1. pool (supply of resources)
2. stake (wager or pledge)
3. (card games) pool, stakes, the pot (money available to be won)

   Synonym: stawka

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pula

1. third-person singular present of pulać

• “pula”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “pula”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)

• Hyphenation: pu‧la

pula m (plural pulas)

1. pula (the currency of Botswana)

pula m or f (plural pulas)

1. (Angola) white person

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pula

1. inflection of pular:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of polir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• “pula”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “pula”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Definite form of pulă, probably from Latin pulla, feminine of pullus (“offspring, child, cub, chick, etc.”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈpula]

pula

1. (vulgar, intensifies adjectives) fucking

   Sunt obosit în pula mea!

   I'm fucking tired!

pula

1. (vulgar, slang) bullshit! (expression of disbelief)

   E ușor, pula!

   It's easy, bullshit!

pula

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of pulă

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

pula f (plural pulas)

1. (Surmiran) butterfly, moth

• bella (Sursilvan)
• bula (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) spler
• (Rumantsch Grischun) tgiralla
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) tschitta
• (Puter) chüralla
• (Vallader) splerin

From Latin pulla (“hen”).

pula f (plural pulas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) hen

• (Rumantsch Grischun) giaglina
• (Sursilvan) gaglina
• (Sutsilvan) gagliegna
• (Surmiran) gagligna
• (Puter) gillina
• (Vallader) giallina

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

pula class 9/10 (plural lipula)

1. rain

• IPA^(key): /ˈpula/ [ˈpu.la]
• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: pu‧la

pula

1. inflection of pulir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From dialectal pula (“work, toil, pound, hit, have sex, mate, and more”). Compare Danish pule, Icelandic púla. Perhaps the same word as Middle Low German pulen (“extricate with the fingers”), and cognate with Old English pullian (“to pluck, pull”). See also pulla (“finger”).

pula (present pular, preterite pulade, supine pulat, imperative pula)

1. (colloquial) to tinker, to potter

   Synonyms: påta, pyssla

2. (with a particle like ner (“down”) or in (“in”)) to stuff (press, compressing or scrunching)

   Han pulade ner papperslappen i fickan

   He stuffed the piece of paper into his pocket

3. (colloquial, regional) to rub snow in someone's face

   Synonyms: snöpula, mula

• “pula”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “pula”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “pula”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Fula Ordboken

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula. Compare Aklanon puea and Asi puya.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈla/ [pʊˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pu‧la

pulá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)

1. red (color)

pulá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)

1. red (color)

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)

puti	abo, gris	itim
pula; krimson	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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpulaʔ/ [ˈpuː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ulaʔ
• Syllabification: pu‧la

pulà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)

1. adverse criticism; act of finding fault with another

   Synonyms: pintas, pamimintas, pista, pamimista

• ulap, Lupa, lupa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pula/ [pʊˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pu‧la

pula (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلَ)

1. red

pula (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلَ)

1. red

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.la/

pula class 9/10 (plural dipula)

1. rain
2. pula (currency)
3. a popular toast

pula

1. dative singular of pul

pula

1. genitive singular of pul

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

pulá

1. red

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.l̪a/

pula

1. (ditransitive) to give

   Synonym: pi

2. (ditransitive) to sell

   Synonym: pi

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[6], Pacific linguistics

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-pula^?

1. (transitive) to rinse

   Synonyms: -hlambulula, -pulusha

This verb needs an inflection-table template.