# pulis
## English
### Noun

pulis
* plural of puli

### Anagrams

* pilus, pusil

## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* polis

### Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /puˈlis/ [puˈl̪is]
* Hyphenation: pu‧lis

### Noun

pulís (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
* police; police officer
    Synonym: pulisya

#### Derived terms

* kapulisan

## Iban
### Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pu.lis/

### Noun

pulis
* police officer
* police

## Kankanaey
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /ˈpulis/ [ˈpuː.li̞s]
** IPA: (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ˈpulih/ [ˈpuː.li̞h], (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /ˈpuris/ [ˈpuː.ri̞s]
* Rhymes: -ulis, (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -ulih, (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) -uris
* Syllabification: pu‧lis

### Noun

púlis
* act of being a leader in superstitions, heathen sacrifices, witchcraft, sorcery, etc.
* act of destroying, ruining

#### Synonyms

Southern / Central :
| Mt. Province | Tadian | pulis, (Lubon) pulih, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) poloh |
| Mt. Province | Bauko | pulis, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) pulih |
| Mt. Province | Sabangan | pulis, (elderly) pulis/puris, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) pulis, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) pulih |
| Northern / Applai |||
| Mt. Province | Sagada | pulis, (elderly) pulis/puris |

#### Derived terms

* manpulis
* pulisen

### References

* Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “púlis”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 372

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA: /puˈlis/ [puˈɭ̆ɪʂ]
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: pu‧lis

### Noun

pulís (Jawi spelling ڤُلِسْ)
* police
* police officer

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* polis — dated

### Etymology

Borrowed from English police, from Middle French police, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Compare Cebuano polis. Doublet of palisi, polisiya, and pulisya.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /puˈlis/ [pʊˈlis]
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: pu‧lis

### Noun

pulís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
* police officer; policeman; policewoman
    Synonyms: (slang) parak, (slang) lespu, (slang) bagansiya, (slang) alat; see also Thesaurus:pulis
* the police; police force
    Synonyms: pulisya, kapulisan

#### Derived terms

* estasyon ng pulis
* himpilan ng pulis
* ipapulis
* kapulisan
* lespu
* magpulis
* mapulis
* pampulis
* pulis patola

### See also

* konstable
* tumawag ka ng pulis

### Further reading

* “pulis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1060

### Anagrams

* supil, lispu

## Tausug
### Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /pulis/ [pʊˈlis]
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: pu‧lis

### Noun

pulis (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلِسْ)
* (Malaysia, Philippines) police; police officer
    Synonym: pulisi (Indonesia)

#### Derived terms

* kapulisan
* magpulis

## Volapük
### Noun

pulis
* accusative plural of pul