# pulu
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian pulu.

### Noun

pulu (uncountable)
* A silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree fern of Hawaii.

### Anagrams

* Lupu

## Chamorro
### Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *pulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

### Noun

pulu
* (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
* feather

## Cocos Islands Malay
### Etymology

From Malay pulau (“island”).

### Noun

pulu
* island

## Finnish
### Etymology

Either of onomatopoeic origin, or from Swedish pull, pulla, from French poule.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpulu/, [ˈpulu]
* Rhymes: -ulu
* Hyphenation: pu‧lu

### Noun

pulu (informal)
* feral pigeon (Columba livia, syn. Columba livia domestica)
* domesticated pigeon, cushat

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
puluni
puluni
accusative
nom.
puluni
puluni
gen.
puluni
genitive
puluni
pulujeni
partitive
puluani
pulujani
inessive
pulussani
puluissani
elative
pulustani
puluistani
illative
puluuni
puluihini
adessive
pulullani
puluillani
ablative
pulultani
puluiltani
allative
pululleni
puluilleni
essive
pulunani
puluinani
translative
pulukseni
puluikseni
abessive
puluttani
puluittani
instructive
comitative
—puluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulusi
pulusi
accusative
nom.
pulusi
pulusi
gen.
pulusi
genitive
pulusi
pulujesi
partitive
puluasi
pulujasi
inessive
pulussasi
puluissasi
elative
pulustasi
puluistasi
illative
puluusi
puluihisi
adessive
pulullasi
puluillasi
ablative
pulultasi
puluiltasi
allative
pulullesi
puluillesi
essive
pulunasi
puluinasi
translative
puluksesi
puluiksesi
abessive
puluttasi
puluittasi
instructive
comitative
—puluinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulumme
pulumme
accusative
nom.
pulumme
pulumme
gen.
pulumme
genitive
pulumme
pulujemme
partitive
puluamme
pulujamme
inessive
pulussamme
puluissamme
elative
pulustamme
puluistamme
illative
puluumme
puluihimme
adessive
pulullamme
puluillamme
ablative
pulultamme
puluiltamme
allative
pulullemme
puluillemme
essive
pulunamme
puluinamme
translative
puluksemme
puluiksemme
abessive
puluttamme
puluittamme
instructive
comitative
—puluinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulunne
pulunne
accusative
nom.
pulunne
pulunne
gen.
pulunne
genitive
pulunne
pulujenne
partitive
puluanne
pulujanne
inessive
pulussanne
puluissanne
elative
pulustanne
puluistanne
illative
puluunne
puluihinne
adessive
pulullanne
puluillanne
ablative
pulultanne
puluiltanne
allative
pulullenne
puluillenne
essive
pulunanne
puluinanne
translative
puluksenne
puluiksenne
abessive
puluttanne
puluittanne
instructive
comitative
—puluinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulunsa
pulunsa
accusative
nom.
pulunsa
pulunsa
gen.
pulunsa
genitive
pulunsa
pulujensa
partitive
puluaan puluansa
pulujaan pulujansa
inessive
pulussaan pulussansa
puluissaan puluissansa
elative
pulustaan pulustansa
puluistaan puluistansa
illative
puluunsa
puluihinsa
adessive
pulullaan pulullansa
puluillaan puluillansa
ablative
pulultaan pulultansa
puluiltaan puluiltansa
allative
pululleen pulullensa
puluilleen puluillensa
essive
pulunaan pulunansa
puluinaan puluinansa
translative
pulukseen puluksensa
puluikseen puluiksensa
abessive
puluttaan puluttansa
puluittaan puluittansa
instructive
comitative
—puluineen puluinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (Columba livia domestica): kesykyyhky

#### Derived terms

* pulunnussija

#### See also

* kyyhky
* kesykyyhky
* kalliokyyhky

### Further reading

* “pulu”, 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

## Hawaiian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”) (compare with Fijian bulu (“coconut husk”) and Maori puru "plug, caulk").

#### Noun

pulu
* fibrous husk of any nut like coconuts, candlenuts etc; boll of cotton; down of ferns
* any natural plant fiber from coconuts, cotton etc.
** pulu, the fibers of the Cibotium glaucum
* mulch

##### Descendants

* English: pulu

### Etymology 2

From English bull.

#### Noun

pulu
* bull

#### See also

* pulukeke

### References

* Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pulu.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pulu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 354

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pujuq.

### Noun

pulû
* island; isle; islet
    Synonym: isla

#### Derived terms

* dakpulu
* kapuluan

## Kapampangan
### Noun

pulu
* island

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bulut (“sap or other sticky substance” – compare with Tongan pulu “sap [in general]” and pupulu “sticky, adhesive”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belit₃ or *pulut (compare with Malay pulut, Tagalog pulot).

### Noun

pulu
* latex or milky sap screted from any plant in general e.g. breadfruit
* rubber; flexible material made from coagulating natural latex of Funtumia elastica (pulu vao), Castilla elastica (pulu mamoe), or Hevea brasiliensis.

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pulu.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 5: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 123-4