fula

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See also: Fula and fulá

Bungku

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan.

Noun

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fula

  1. moon

Gothic

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Romanization

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fula

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌰

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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fū̀lā f (plural fūlunā̀, possessed form fū̀lar̃)

  1. Alternative form of hū̀lā (hat, fez)

Descendants

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  • Nupe: fùla
  • Yoruba: fìlà

Kassonke

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Etymology

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

Numeral

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fula

  1. two

Macanese

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Etymology

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

Noun

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fula (plural fula-fula)

  1. flower
    nhonha co fulathe girl with the flower
  2. (vulgar, obsolete) vagina

Usage notes

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  • In older Macanese, fufula or fu-fula may be used as the plural. This partial reduplication has nearly completely disappeared in modern Macanese, in favour of the full reduplication fula-fula.

Derived terms

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References

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Maltese

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Noun

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fula f (singulative, collective ful, paucal fuliet)

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

Nupe

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Fùlazhì

Etymology

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From Hausa fū̀lā, see also Yoruba fìlà.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fùla (plural fùlazhì)

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

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fūla

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

Phuthi

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Verb

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-fula?

  1. to graze

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fu‧la

Noun

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fula m (uncountable)

  1. Fula (a language spoken in West Africa)

Noun

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fula m or f by sense (plural fulas)

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

Adjective

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fula

  1. feminine singular of fulo

Spanish

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Noun

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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

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fula

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

Anagrams

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Tswana

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Verb

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fula

  1. to graze

Venda

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Verb

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fula

  1. to graze

Volapük

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Noun

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fula

  1. genitive singular of ful