# polo
## English
### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈpoʊloʊ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpəʊ.ləʊ/, /ˈpəʊl.əʊ/, [ˈpəʊləʊ], [ˈpɒʊɫəʊ]
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊləʊ

### Etymology 1

From Balti پولو (polo, “ball”). Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, “ball”).

#### Noun

polo (usually uncountable, plural polos)
* (uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
** 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 227:There were polo fields – sometimes green, sometimes brown – where in the old days, people had actually played that strange game that seems like a drunken bet about golf and horse riding.
* The game of ice polo, one of the ancestors of ice hockey; a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
* (countable) A polo shirt.
** 2007 February 22, Mike Albo, “Outfitters to Presidents, Preppies, Me”, in New York Times‎:Then on the second floor there is the creepy boy’s section, which had little headless mannequins in premium polos ($39.50), rugby shirts ($49.50) and a precocious leather pilot jacket for $148.

##### Derived terms

* auto polo
* canoe polo
* cycle polo
* elephant polo
* ice polo
* kayak polo
* polocrosse
* poloist
* polo neck, polo-neck
* polo neck sweater
* polo player
* polo pony
* polo shirt
* polo-stick
* tennis polo
* water polo

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Spanish, an air or popular song in Andalusia.

#### Noun

polo
* A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.

### Etymology 3

Unknown.

#### Noun

polo (plural polos)
* (Philippines) A dress shirt.

### Etymology 4

From the game marco polo, from the explorer Marco Polo, from Latin Paulus.

#### Interjection

polo
* Alternative letter-case form of Polo
    Coordinate terms: marco, marco polo

### Further reading

* polo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* “polo”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

### Anagrams

* Loop, OOPL, Pool, loop, pool

## Asturian
### Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition por (“for, by”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”).

### Contraction

polo n (masculine pol, feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural poles)
* for the, by the

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: po‧lo

### Etymology 1

From English polo shirt.

#### Noun

polo
* a polo shirt

### Etymology 2

From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, “ball”).

#### Noun

polo
* a ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal
* a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates

### Etymology 3

Unknown.

#### Noun

polo
* a dress shirt

## Chinese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English polo.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): pou$^1$ lou$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pou$^1$ lou$^2$
*** Yale: pōu lóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pou$^1$ lou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pou$^1$ lou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰou̯⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

### Noun

polo
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) polo shirt (Classifier: 件 c)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpolo]

### Etymology 1
#### Adverb

polo
* half

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

polo n
* Alternative form of pólo (“polo”) (a ball game played on horseback)

##### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

* “polo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “polo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “polo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Noun

polo
* polo (ball game played on horseback)
* polo shirt
    Synonyms: poloskjorte, polotrøje

### Further reading

* “polo” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From German Pole, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *pȍľe (“field”). Doublet of poljo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpolo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -olo
* Hyphenation: po‧lo

### Noun

polo (accusative singular polon, plural poloj, accusative plural polojn)
* Pole (person from Poland)

#### Hypernyms

* eŭropano (“a European”)

#### Related terms

* pola (“Polish”)
* pole (“in Polish; like a Pole”)
* Polio, Pollando (“Poland”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly derived from polkea; alternatively from North Germanic (compare Old Norse bǫl (“misfortune”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpolo/, [ˈpo̞lo̞]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Hyphenation: po‧lo

### Noun

polo
* poor, poor thing (one to be pitied)
    Synonyms: raasu, ressukka, poloinen, raukka, parka, raukkaparka
    poikapolo ― poor boy

#### Declension

Possessive forms of polo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poloni
poloni
accusative
nom.
poloni
poloni
gen.
poloni
genitive
poloni
polojeni
partitive
poloani
polojani
inessive
polossani
poloissani
elative
polostani
poloistani
illative
polooni
poloihini
adessive
polollani
poloillani
ablative
pololtani
poloiltani
allative
pololleni
poloilleni
essive
polonani
poloinani
translative
polokseni
poloikseni
abessive
polottani
poloittani
instructive
comitative
—poloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polosi
polosi
accusative
nom.
polosi
polosi
gen.
polosi
genitive
polosi
polojesi
partitive
poloasi
polojasi
inessive
polossasi
poloissasi
elative
polostasi
poloistasi
illative
poloosi
poloihisi
adessive
polollasi
poloillasi
ablative
pololtasi
poloiltasi
allative
polollesi
poloillesi
essive
polonasi
poloinasi
translative
poloksesi
poloiksesi
abessive
polottasi
poloittasi
instructive
comitative
—poloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polomme
polomme
accusative
nom.
polomme
polomme
gen.
polomme
genitive
polomme
polojemme
partitive
poloamme
polojamme
inessive
polossamme
poloissamme
elative
polostamme
poloistamme
illative
poloomme
poloihimme
adessive
polollamme
poloillamme
ablative
pololtamme
poloiltamme
allative
polollemme
poloillemme
essive
polonamme
poloinamme
translative
poloksemme
poloiksemme
abessive
polottamme
poloittamme
instructive
comitative
—poloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polonne
polonne
accusative
nom.
polonne
polonne
gen.
polonne
genitive
polonne
polojenne
partitive
poloanne
polojanne
inessive
polossanne
poloissanne
elative
polostanne
poloistanne
illative
poloonne
poloihinne
adessive
polollanne
poloillanne
ablative
pololtanne
poloiltanne
allative
polollenne
poloillenne
essive
polonanne
poloinanne
translative
poloksenne
poloiksenne
abessive
polottanne
poloittanne
instructive
comitative
—poloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polonsa
polonsa
accusative
nom.
polonsa
polonsa
gen.
polonsa
genitive
polonsa
polojensa
partitive
poloaan poloansa
polojaan polojansa
inessive
polossaan polossansa
poloissaan poloissansa
elative
polostaan polostansa
poloistaan poloistansa
illative
poloonsa
poloihinsa
adessive
polollaan polollansa
poloillaan poloillansa
ablative
pololtaan pololtansa
poloiltaan poloiltansa
allative
pololleen polollensa
poloilleen poloillensa
essive
polonaan polonansa
poloinaan poloinansa
translative
polokseen poloksensa
poloikseen poloiksensa
abessive
polottaan polottansa
poloittaan poloittansa
instructive
comitative
—poloineen poloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* poloinen

### References

* Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “polo”, 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

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

polo m
* polo (ball game played on horseback)
* polo shirt

### Further reading

* “polo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Contraction of the preposition por (“through, by, for”) + alternative form of the masculine singular definite article lo (“the”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pʊlʊ]

#### Contraction

polo (feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural polas)
* Contraction of por o (“through the; by the; for the”).
    O ladrón entrou pola ventáThe thief entered through the window

### Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pullus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpolʊ]

#### Noun

polo m (plural polos)
* chick (young bird, especially a chicken)
** 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:
    Iten o par dos polos et polas, seis blanquas et dous coroados.Item, the pair of chickens and chicks, six white coins and a crown
    Synonyms: pito, pitiño

##### Related terms

* pola

### Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpolʊ]

#### Noun

polo m (plural polos)
* (geography, electricity) pole

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from English polo.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpolʊ]

#### Noun

polo m (plural polos)
* polo (ball game)
* polo shirt, polo

### References

* “polo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “polo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “polo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “polo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “polo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “polo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Ido
### Etymology

Borrowed from English pole, French pôle, German Pol, Italian polo, Russian по́люс (póljus), Spanish polo, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpo.lo/

### Noun

polo (plural poli)
* pole (point where an axis meets the surface of a rotating body)

#### Derived terms

* polala
* polara

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *polo. Cognates include Finnish polo.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpolo/, [ˈpo̞ɫo̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpolo/, [ˈpo̞ɫo̞]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Hyphenation: po‧lo

### Noun

polo
* (in compounds) poor (one deserving pity)

#### Derived terms

* poloin
* polopoika

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 422

## Italian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.lo/
* Rhymes: -ɔlo
* Hyphenation: pò‧lo

#### Noun

polo m (plural poli)
* (countable) pole (geographic, electrical or magnetic)

##### Related terms

* polare

##### See also

* pollo

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English polo.

#### Noun

polo m (plural poli)
* (uncountable) polo (sport)

##### Related terms

* polistico

### References

* ↑ polo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Latin
### Noun

polō
* dative/ablative singular of polus

### References

* “polo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

## Latvian
### Noun

polo m (invariable)
* polo

#### Related terms

* ūdenspolo

## Lower Sorbian
### Noun

polo n (diminutive polack)
* Superseded spelling of pólo.

#### Declension
## Maranao
### Etymology

From pulo, compare Cebuano pulo.

### Noun

polo
* island

## Mokilese
### Noun

polo
* group

#### Possessive forms
## North Moluccan Malay
### Etymology

From Malay peluk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔˈlɔ/
* Hyphenation: po‧lo

### Verb

poló
* (transitive) to hug (to embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms)
    Dia suka polo depe anjing.He loves to hug his dog.

### Noun

poló
* hug (a close embrace)
    Depe polo biking kita lebe sayang pa dia.His hugs makes me love him more.

#### Usage notes

* For the reciprocal sense (each other), the word bakupoló or bapoló is used instead.

#### Derived terms

* bakupolo
* bapolo
* pambapolo

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, “ball”).

### Noun

polo m (definite singular poloen, uncountable)
* (sports, equestrianism) polo

#### Derived terms

* vannpolo

### References

* “polo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “polo” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, “ball”).

### Noun

polo m (definite singular poloen, uncountable)
* (sports, equestrianism) polo

#### Derived terms

* vasspolo

### References

* “polo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English polo, from Balti پولو (polo).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.lɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
* Syllabification: po‧lo

### Noun

polo n (indeclinable)
* (equestrianism) polo (ball game)
* polo shirt
    Synonyms: koszulka polo, polówka

#### Derived terms

* polówka

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin polus (“pole”), from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “axis of rotation”).

#### Alternative forms

* pólo (pre-1990 spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.lu/
* Hyphenation: po‧lo

#### Noun

polo m (plural polos)
* (geography, electricity) pole (geographic, magnetic)
* (complex analysis) pole
* (figurative) extreme opposite

##### Derived terms

* dipolo
* monopolo
* Polo Norte
* Polo Sul
* quadripolo

### Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from English polo, from Balti པོ་ལོ (po lo, “ball”).

#### Alternative forms

* pólo (pre-1990 spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.lu/
* Hyphenation: po‧lo

#### Noun

polo m (countable and uncountable, plural polos)
* (uncountable) polo (ball game)
* (countable) polo shirt, polo

### Etymology 3

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”). Doublet of polho, which came from Spanish.

#### Alternative forms

* pôlo (pre-reform spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpo.lu/
* Hyphenation: po‧lo

#### Noun

polo m (plural polos)
* eyas

##### Related terms

* poleiro

### Etymology 4

From Old Galician-Portuguese polo, from por + lo.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (unstressed) /pu.lu/
* Hyphenation: po‧lo

#### Contraction

polo (feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural polas)
* (obsolete) Contraction of por o (“by the”).
    Synonym: pelo

## Ramoaaina
### Noun

polo
* liquid

### Further reading

* Robyn Davies and Lisbeth Fritzell, Duke of York Grammar Essentials (Ramoaaina) (October 1992)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French polo.

### Noun

polo n (uncountable)
* polo

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpolo/ [ˈpo.lo]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Syllabification: po‧lo

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

#### Noun

polo m (plural polos)
* (geography, electricity) pole

##### Derived terms

* polo industrial
* polo magnético
* polo norte
* polo opuesto
* polo sur

##### Related terms

* polar

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English polo.

#### Noun

polo m (uncountable)
* polo (ball game)
* polo shirt
* (Peru) T-shirt
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:camiseta

##### Derived terms

* polo acuático
* waterpolo

### Etymology 3

Originally a trademark.

#### Noun

polo m (plural polos)
* (chiefly Spain) popsicle, ice lolly
    Synonym: paleta

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

polo
* first-person singular present indicative of polir

### Etymology 5

From corruption of polong, Hispanicized spelling of Tagalog pulong, meaning "community work". An alternate etymology posits it to be from Tagalog ikapulo ("tenth") or tithe (diezmos prediales), for a tenth (10%) of the harvest is given to the Church.

#### Noun

polo m (plural polos)
* (Philippines, historical) unpaid compulsory work; corvée
* (Philippines, historical) tax levied on the natives of the Philippine islands and paid as labor, goods, and/or money
    Synonyms: tributo, impuesto

#### See also

* polista
* polo y servicio

#### References

* ↑ Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1960) History of the Filipino People‎, 8th edition, Quezon City: Garotech Publishing, published 1990, →ISBN, page 83
* ↑ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
* ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1992) “Numeral expressions in Tagalog”, in Archipel, volume 44, pages 167-181
* ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “polo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English polo, from Balti پولو (polo).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpolo/ [ˈpoː.lo]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Syllabification: po‧lo

#### Noun

polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)
* (sports) polo (sport)
* (clothing) polo shirt
    Synonym: polosirt
** 1981, Clodualdo Del Mundo, Writing for Film:Maraming reklamo si Arni tungkol sa initiation; sisisihin pa nito si Sid dahil ito ang pumilit sa kanyang sumali sa frat. Magsusuot ng polo si Arni. Halos hindi niya maigalaw ang kanyang braso.Arni have a lot of complaints about the initiation; he even blamed Sid for forcing him to join the frat. Arni would wear a polo shirt. He could almost not move his arms.

##### Derived terms

* polo barong

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish polo, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpolo/ [ˈpoː.lo]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Syllabification: po‧lo

#### Noun

polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ) (geography, electricity)
* pole

##### Derived terms

* Polong Hilaga
* polong selestiyal
* Polong Timog

##### Related terms

* Polo Norte
* Polo Sur

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish polo (“corvée”), which came from either:
* From pulo, ikapulo (“tenth”) or tithe (diezmos prediales), for a tenth (10%) of the harvest is given to the Church. Related to etymology 5.
* From corruption of polong, Hispanicized spelling of Tagalog pulong, meaning “community work”.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpolo/ [ˈpoː.lo]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Syllabification: po‧lo

#### Noun

polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ) (historical)
* unpaid compulsory work; corvee; forced labor
    Synonym: atag
* tax levied on the natives and paid as labor, goods, and/or money
    Synonyms: buwis, tributo, alkabala, amilyar, impuwesto

##### Related terms

* polista

#### See also

* hunos
* polista
* polo y servicio

#### References

* ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1992) “Numeral expressions in Tagalog”, in Archipel, volume 44, pages 167-181
* ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN
* ↑ Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1960) History of the Filipino People‎, 8th edition, Quezon City: Garotech Publishing, published 1990, →ISBN, page 83
* ↑ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

### Etymology 4

From Proto-Philippine *pujuq.

#### Noun

polô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)
* Obsolete spelling of pulo: island

### Etymology 5

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puluq.

#### Noun

polô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)
* Obsolete spelling of pulo: ten

## Veps
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian по́ло (pólo).

### Noun

polo
* polo (sport)

#### Derived terms

* vezipolo

### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “поло”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika