fula

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan.

Noun

fula

1. moon

Romanization

fula

1. romanization of 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌰

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fùː.láː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɸùː.láː]

Noun

fū̀lā f (plural fūlunā̀, possessed form fū̀lar̃)

1. alternative form of hū̀lā (“hat, fez”)

Etymology

From Proto-Mande [Term?]. Cognate with Bambara fìla, Marka fila, Dyula filà, Sankaran Maninka fila, Mahou fyàà, Mandinka fula.

Numeral

fula

1. two

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi फूल (phūl), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Distantly cognate with Portuguese flor (“flower”).

Noun

fula (plural fula-fula)

1. flower

   nhonha co fula ― the girl with the flower

2. (vulgar, obsolete) vagina

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#f

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuː.la/

Noun

fula f (singulative, collective ful, paucal fuliet)

1. singulative of ful: a broad bean (single seed)

Etymology

From Hausa fū̀lā, see also Yoruba fìlà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fù.lā/

Noun

fùla (plural fùlazhì)

1. hat (in particular) traditional hat worn by Nupe men.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuː.lɑ/

Adjective

fūla

1. inflection of fūl:
   1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
   2. weak nominative masculine singular

Verb

-fula^?

1. to graze

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fu‧la

Noun

fula m (uncountable)

1. Fula (a language spoken in West Africa)

Noun

fula m or f by sense (plural fulas)

1. one of the Fula (West-African people)

Adjective

fula

1. feminine singular of fulo

Noun

fula m (plural fulas)

1. (Cuba, slang) a U.S. dollar
2. (Cuba, slang, derogatory) a shady person; a person who cannot be trusted

Further reading

• “fula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -²ʉːla

Adjective

fula

1. inflection of ful:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Anagrams

• Falu

Verb

fula

1. to graze

Verb

fula

1. to graze

Noun

fula

1. genitive singular of ful