different between thebe vs pula

English

Etymology

From Tswana.

Pronunciation

Noun

thebe (plural thebe or thebes)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Botswanan pula.

Anagrams

• Bethe, beeth, bethe

Sotho

Noun

thebe 9 or 10 (plural dithebe)

1. shield

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??.b?/

Noun

thêbê 9 (plural dithebe)

1. shield
2. thebe

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p?l?/
• (General American) enPR: po?ol?ä, IPA^(key): /pu?l??/
• Homophone: puller (for UK pronunciation, in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

pula

1. (Southern Africa) Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
2. The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.

Anagrams

• Palu, Paul, ULPA, paul

Bikol Central

Adjective

pulá

1. red

Noun

púla

1. mute, a person unable to speak

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• puwa

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pu?la

Adjective

pula

1. red; having red as its color

Noun

pula

1. the color red
2. the egg yolk

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pula.

Dalmatian

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *p?bula, from Latin p?bes, or more likely from pulla, feminine of pullus. Compare Romanian pul?, Aromanian pulã, Catalan and Spanish polla.

Noun

pula f

1. penis

Finnish

Etymology

Originally an opening in the ice into which a man has fallen or may fall. Probably onomatopoetic imitating the associated sound of water, compare pulahtaa.

Noun

pula

1. shortage
2. (economy) an economic crisis characterized by shortage of goods and/or means to buy them; a depression, slump
3. urgent situation, trouble, scrape, pinch, deep water

Declension

Derived terms

• pulia (“to swim”)
• pulahtaa
• pulikoida
• olla pulassa = to be in a pinch
• joutua pulaan = to get into difficulties
• jättää pulaan

Compounds

Anagrams

• Paul, lupa

Galician

Verb

pula

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of pulir
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of pulir

Indonesian

Adverb

pula

1. also

Synonyms

• juga

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin ?pl?da.

Noun

pula f (plural pule)

1. chaff

Etymology 2

Derived from a regional form of Italian polizia, that is pulizia.

Noun

pula

1. (slang) the police, the fuzz, the cops

   Synonym: polizia

Anagrams

• lupa

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^(key): /pu.l?/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pu.la/
• Rhymes: -ul?, -l?, -?

Adverb

pula (Jawi spelling ?????)

1. in turn (having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly; with respect to sequence, precedence, or hierarchy)

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

1. rain

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

pula (present tense puler, past tense pulte, past participle pult, passive infinitive pulast, present participle pulande, imperative pul)

1. Alternative form of pule

Pipil

Etymology

From Spanish plátano (“plantain”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /?pula/

Noun

pula (plural pujpula)

1. plantain

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?p?l?]

Pronoun

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

1. they two

Related terms

Portuguese

Verb

pula

1. third-person singular present indicative of pular
2. second-person singular imperative of pular

Romanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?pula]

Adverb

pula

1. (slang, intensifies adjectives) fucking

Noun

pula

1. definite nominative singular of pul?
2. definite accusative singular of pul?

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)

1. (Surmiran) butterfly, moth

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) bella
• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) bula

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)

1. (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 9 or 10 (plural lipula)

1. rain

Spanish

Verb

pula

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of pulir.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of pulir.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of pulir.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of pulir.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??la/

Noun

pulá

1. red (color)
2. egg yolk

Adjective

pulá

1. red (color)

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

pulà

1. adverse criticism; act of finding fault with another

Synonyms

• pintas
• pamimintas
• pista
• pamimista

Anagrams

• lupa

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pu.la/

Noun

pula 9/10 (plural dipula)

1. rain
2. pula (currency)
3. a popular toast

Volapük

Noun

pula

1. genitive singular of pul

Waray-Waray

Adjective

pulá

1. red

Xhosa

Etymology

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

Verb

-pula^?

1. (transitive) to rinse

   Synonyms: -hlambulula, -pulusha

Inflection

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