English Explanatory Dictionary

pula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
  2. The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.
name
  1. The largest city in Istria County, Croatia.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/pʊlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puller.wav po͞olʹä /puːlɑː/

Word forms

pula pulas

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mbúdà Tswana pulabor. Proto-Bantu *mbúdà Northern Sotho pulabor. Proto-Bantu *mbúdà Sotho pulabor. English pula Borrowed from Tswana pula, Northern Sotho pula, and Sotho pula (“rain”), all from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

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