pula

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

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

Noun

pula

1. (Southern Africa) 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, page C213:

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

2. The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.

Anagrams

• Palu, Paul, ULPA, paul

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *mula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pula/

Verb

pula

1. to plant

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• puwa — Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

pulá

1. red (color/colour)

Noun

pulá

1. red (color/colour)
2. egg yolk

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pula.

Etymology

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.

Noun

pula f

1. penis

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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. urgent situation, trouble, scrape, pinch, deep water

Further reading

• “pula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Paul, lupa

Verb

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

Adverb

pula

1. also

   Synonym: juga

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin āplūda.

Etymology 2

From a regional form of Italian polizia, that is pulizia.

Anagrams

• lupa

Noun

pula

1. paddle

Alternative forms

• pulak (dialectal, colloquial)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pulə/, /pulaʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pula/
• Rhymes: -ulə, -lə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Adverb

pula (Jawi spelling ڤولا)

1. 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, archived from 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

• “pula” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Noun

pula

1. rain

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of pule

Etymology

From Spanish plátano (“plantain”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpula/

Noun

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊlɐ]

Pronoun

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

1. they two

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.la/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: pu‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French poule.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• pula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pula in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pu‧la

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpula]

Adverb

pula

1. (vulgar, intensifies adjectives) fucking

   Sunt obosit în pula mea!

   I'm fucking tired!

Interjection

pula

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

   E ușor, pula!

   It's easy, bullshit!

Noun

pula

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of pulă

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin pulla (“hen”).

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Noun

pula class 9/10 (plural lipula)

1. rain

Verb

pula

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

Etymology

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”).

Verb

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

References

• pula in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pula in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pula in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Fula Ordboken

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• ulap, Lupa, lupa

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

pula (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلَ)

1. red

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.la/

Noun

pula class 9/10 (plural dipula)

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

Noun

pula

1. genitive singular of pul

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

Adjective

pulá

1. red

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.l̪a/

Verb

pula

1. (ditransitive) to give

   Synonym: pi

2. (ditransitive) to sell

   Synonym: pi

Etymology

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

Verb

-pula^?

1. (transitive) to rinse

   Synonyms: -hlambulula, -pulusha