different between kula vs gotra
kula
English
Etymology 1
From a South Slavic language, from Turkish kule, from Persian ???? (qolle), from Arabic ??????? (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).
Noun
kula (plural kulas)
- A tower, turret or steeple on the Balkans erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.
- 1867, Georgina Mary Muir Mackenzie, Lady Georgina Mary Muir Sebright, Mackenzie Sebright, Adeline Paulina Irby, Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-in-Europe, p. 107:
- Instead of the haïdooks, their next of kin, the zaptiés now hold a kula on the highest point of the pass; here one pauses to rest after scrambling up the vile Turkish road on one side of the ravine, and before scrambling down the vile Turkish road on the other.
- 1998, Adil Zulfikarpaši?, Milovan Djilas, Nadežda Ga?e, The Bosniak, p.5:
- The most important kulas of the ?engi?-begs are those in Zagorje, in Rataji and the River Odžak near Ustikolina.
- 1998, Miranda Vickers, Between Serb and Albanian, p. 111:
- The kulas were indeed like fortresses, with as many as twenty 'guns', ie. adult men ready to fight.
- 1867, Georgina Mary Muir Mackenzie, Lady Georgina Mary Muir Sebright, Mackenzie Sebright, Adeline Paulina Irby, Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-in-Europe, p. 107:
Etymology 2
Noun
kula (uncountable)
- A ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, involving the exchange of bracelets and necklaces, and linked to political authority.
Anagrams
- Kalu, Luka, lauk
Cebuano
Noun
kula
- glue; or any sticky adhesive substance
Noun
kula
Verb
kula
- to glue; to join or attach something using glue
Hawaiian
Noun
kula
- field, open area
- school
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?kul?]
- Hyphenation: ku?la
- Rhymes: -l?
Noun
kula (plural kulák)
- (slang) shit
Declension
Javanese
Pronoun
kula
- (polite) I
Kashubian
Etymology
From Low German. Cognate to German Kule, Kuhle.
Noun
kula
- hole
References
- Leon Biskupski, Beiträge zur slavischen Dialektologie. I. Die Sprache der Brodnitzer Kaschuben im Kreise Karthaus (West-Preußen). I. Heft. Die Lautlehre. Abteilung A. – Inaugural-Dissertation, Druck von Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig, p. 12
Lindu
Noun
kula
- ginger
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ??? (kula).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kul?/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kula/
- Rhymes: -ul?, -l?, -?
Noun
kula (Jawi spelling ?????, plural kula-kula, informal 1st possessive kulaku, impolite 2nd possessive kulamu, 3rd possessive kulanya)
- (Java) slave
Pronoun
kula (Jawi spelling ?????)
- (Java, possibly obsolete) I (me, my)
Synonyms
- aku
- saya
Ngarrindjeri
Noun
kula
- male she oak tree.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- kulen
Noun
kula f
- definite feminine singular of kule
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kula f
- definite singular of kule
Pali
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
Noun
kula ?
- clan, caste, family
Polish
Etymology
Apparently from a Germanic language. In most senses cognate with German Kugel, in the sense «crutch» cognate with German Keule.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ku.la/
Noun
kula f (diminutive kulka)
- ball (spherical object)
- (mathematics, geometry, topology) ball
- bullet
- crutch
- (sports) shot (the heavy iron ball)
Declension
See also
- pi?ka f; k??bek m
Anagrams
- luka
Descendants
- ? Belarusian: ????? (kúlja)
- ? Russian: ????? (púlja) (with sound changes)
- ? Ukrainian: ????? (kúlja)
Further reading
- kula in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- kula in Polish dictionaries at PWN
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ???? (kulle) (Turkish kule), from Persian ???? (qolle), from Arabic ??????? (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??la/
- Hyphenation: ku?la
Noun
kúla f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- tower
- turret
- steeple
- castle
- (chess) rook
Declension
Synonyms
- (tower): toranj
See also
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kula/
Verb
kula
- (transitive) to tell
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
Sotho
Etymology
Cognate with Swahili -ugua.
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Verb
kula
- to be sick/ill
Swahili
Verb
kula (verbal noun of the ku class)
- infinitive of -la
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kúla (“lump, swelling”), with the meaning of "sphere" influenced by Middle Low German kule (“depression, bulge”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -²??la
Noun
kula c
- a small ball made of earthenware, glass (marble) or a similar hard material; marble: spela kula; of steel in a ball bearing; sphere; testicle, often in the compound pungkula
- bullet
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) money
- (heraldry) roundel
Declension
Derived terms
Tagalog
Verb
kula
- to dry under the sun
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??la/
- Hyphenation: ku?la
Noun
kula
- accusative singular of kul
Zacatepec Chatino
Etymology 1
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Adjective
kula
- old
Etymology 2
From Proto-Chatino *kwela, from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.
Noun
kula
- fish
Etymology 3
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Noun
kula
- star
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gotra
English
Etymology
Sanskrit ????? (gotra).
Noun
gotra (plural gotras)
- (Hinduism) The lineage or clan assigned to a Hindu at birth.
Anagrams
- Argot, Groat, argot, gator, groat
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