# pula
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pʊlə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) enPR: po͞olʹä, IPA: /puːlɑː/
* Homophone: puller (UK, non-rhotic)

### Noun

pula
* (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!
* The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.

### Anagrams

* Palu, Paul, ULPA, paul

## Acehnese
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *mula

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pula/

### Verb

pula
* to plant

#### Derived terms

* meupula
* peumula
* peunula
* teupula

## Albanian
### Noun

pula
* inflection of pulë:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Bikol Central
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pu‧la
* IPA: /puˈla/ [puˈl̪a]

#### Adjective

pulá
* red (color/colour)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pu‧la
* IPA: /ˈpula/ [ˈpu.l̪a]

#### Noun

púla
* mute, a person unable to speak

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* puwa — Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

pulá
* red (color/colour)

### Noun

pulá
* red (color/colour)
* egg yolk

### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pula.

## Dalmatian
### 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
* penis

## Finnish
### 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 (possibly a back-formation).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpulɑ/, [ˈpulɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ulɑ
* Hyphenation: pu‧la

### Noun

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

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulani
pulani
accusative
nom.
pulani
pulani
gen.
pulani
genitive
pulani
pulieni pulaini $^{rare}$
partitive
pulaani
puliani
inessive
pulassani
pulissani
elative
pulastani
pulistani
illative
pulaani
puliini
adessive
pulallani
pulillani
ablative
pulaltani
puliltani
allative
pulalleni
pulilleni
essive
pulanani
pulinani
translative
pulakseni
pulikseni
abessive
pulattani
pulittani
instructive
comitative
—pulineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulasi
pulasi
accusative
nom.
pulasi
pulasi
gen.
pulasi
genitive
pulasi
puliesi pulaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
pulaasi
puliasi
inessive
pulassasi
pulissasi
elative
pulastasi
pulistasi
illative
pulaasi
puliisi
adessive
pulallasi
pulillasi
ablative
pulaltasi
puliltasi
allative
pulallesi
pulillesi
essive
pulanasi
pulinasi
translative
pulaksesi
puliksesi
abessive
pulattasi
pulittasi
instructive
comitative
—pulinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulamme
pulamme
accusative
nom.
pulamme
pulamme
gen.
pulamme
genitive
pulamme
puliemme pulaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
pulaamme
puliamme
inessive
pulassamme
pulissamme
elative
pulastamme
pulistamme
illative
pulaamme
puliimme
adessive
pulallamme
pulillamme
ablative
pulaltamme
puliltamme
allative
pulallemme
pulillemme
essive
pulanamme
pulinamme
translative
pulaksemme
puliksemme
abessive
pulattamme
pulittamme
instructive
comitative
—pulinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulanne
pulanne
accusative
nom.
pulanne
pulanne
gen.
pulanne
genitive
pulanne
pulienne pulainne $^{rare}$
partitive
pulaanne
pulianne
inessive
pulassanne
pulissanne
elative
pulastanne
pulistanne
illative
pulaanne
puliinne
adessive
pulallanne
pulillanne
ablative
pulaltanne
puliltanne
allative
pulallenne
pulillenne
essive
pulananne
pulinanne
translative
pulaksenne
puliksenne
abessive
pulattanne
pulittanne
instructive
comitative
—pulinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pulansa
pulansa
accusative
nom.
pulansa
pulansa
gen.
pulansa
genitive
pulansa
puliensa pulainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
pulaansa
puliaan puliansa
inessive
pulassaan pulassansa
pulissaan pulissansa
elative
pulastaan pulastansa
pulistaan pulistansa
illative
pulaansa
puliinsa
adessive
pulallaan pulallansa
pulillaan pulillansa
ablative
pulaltaan pulaltansa
puliltaan puliltansa
allative
pulalleen pulallensa
pulilleen pulillensa
essive
pulanaan pulanansa
pulinaan pulinansa
translative
pulakseen pulaksensa
pulikseen puliksensa
abessive
pulattaan pulattansa
pulittaan pulittansa
instructive
comitative
—pulineen pulinensa :

#### Derived terms

* jättää pulaan
* pulaan (“into difficulties”)
* pulassa (“in a pinch”)
* pulia (“to swim”)
* aikapula
* asuntopula
* bensiinipula
* elintarvikepula
* energiapula
* halipula
* hallituspula
* hoitajapula
* kalustopula
* luottamuspula
* lääkäripula
* opettajapula
* pula-aika
* pulakausi
* pulavuosi
* raaka-ainepula
* rahapula
* runsaudenpula
* ruokapula
* talouspula
* tavarapula
* työvoimapula
* vesipula

### 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

## Galician
### Verb

pula
* inflection of pulir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative
* inflection of pular:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Indonesian
### Adverb

pula
* also
    Synonym: juga

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpu.la/
* Rhymes: -ula
* Hyphenation: pù‧la

### Etymology 1

From Latin āplūda.

#### Noun

pula f (plural pule)
* chaff

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

pula
* (slang) the police, the fuzz, the cops
    Synonym: polizia

### Anagrams

* lupa

## Maguindanao
### Noun

pula
* paddle

## Malay
### 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: /pulə/, /pulaʔ/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /pula/
* Rhymes: -ulə, -lə, -ə
* Rhymes: -a

### Adverb

pula (Jawi spelling ڤولا)
* 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.

## Northern Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

### Noun

pula
* rain

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Verb

pula (present tense puler, past tense pulte, past participle pult, passive infinitive pulast, present participle pulande, imperative pul)
* Alternative form of pule

## Pipil
### Etymology

From Spanish plátano (“plantain”).

### Pronunciation

* (standard) IPA: /ˈpula/

### Noun

pula (plural pujpula)
* plantain
    Asi se siwat wan se takat kiwikat se pula tishkalA woman and a man arrived and brought roasted plantain

## Pitjantjatjara
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpʊlɐ]

### Pronoun

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

#### Related terms
## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpu.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ula
* Syllabification: pu‧la

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French poule.

#### Noun

pula f
* pool (supply of resources)
* stake (wager or pledge)
* (card games) pool, stakes, the pot (money available to be won)
    Synonym: stawka

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pula
* third-person singular present of pulać

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpu.lɐ/
* Hyphenation: pu‧la

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

pula m (plural pulas)
* pula (the currency of Botswana)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pula
* inflection of pular:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative
* inflection of polir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpula]

### Adverb

pula
* (vulgar, intensifies adjectives) fucking
    Sunt obosit în pula mea!I'm fucking tired!

### Interjection

pula
* (vulgar, slang) bullshit! (expression of disbelief)
    E ușor, pula!It's easy, bullshit!

### Noun

pula
* definite nominative/accusative singular of pulă

## Romansch
### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

pula f (plural pulas)
* (Surmiran) butterfly, moth

##### Alternative forms

* bella (Sursilvan)
* bula (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)

##### Synonyms

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

### Etymology 2

From Latin pulla (“hen”).

#### Noun

pula f (plural pulas)
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) hen

##### Synonyms

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

## Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

### Noun

pula class 9/10 (plural lipula)
* rain

## Spanish
### Verb

pula
* inflection of pulir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Swedish
### 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)
* (colloquial) to tinker, to potter
    Synonyms: påta, pyssla
* (with a particle like ner (“down”) or in (“in”)) to stuff (press, compressing or scrunching)
    Han pulade ner papperslappen i fickanHe stuffed the piece of paper into his pocket
* (colloquial, regional) to rub snow in someone's face
    Synonyms: snöpula, mula

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### References

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

pulá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)
* red (color/colour)

#### Adjective

pulá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)
* red (color/colour)

#### Derived terms

* himula
* kalabasang pula
* mamula
* mapula
* pula ng itlog
* pulahan
* pulang asukal
* pumula

#### See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text) :
| puti | abo, gris | itim |
| pula; krimson, pulang-pula | 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 |

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

pulà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ)
* adverse criticism; act of finding fault with another
    Synonyms: pintas, pamimintas, pista, pamimista

##### Derived terms

* magpula
* pagpula
* pagpupula
* pulaan
* pulangit

##### See also

* puna

### Anagrams

* ulap, Lupa, lupa

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

pula (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلَ)
* red

## Tswana
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpu.la/

### Noun

pula class 9/10 (plural dipula)
* rain
* pula (currency)
* a popular toast

## Volapük
### Noun

pula
* genitive singular of pul

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula.

### Adjective

pulá
* red

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpu.l̪a/

### Verb

pula
* (ditransitive) to give
    Synonym: pi
* (ditransitive) to sell
    Synonym: pi

#### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-pula$^?$
* (transitive) to rinse
    Synonyms: -hlambulula, -pulusha

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.