pul

See also: PUL, půl, and půl-

English

Etymology

From Persian پول (pul). Doublet of obole and obolus.

Noun

pul (plural puls or pul)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani.

See also

• pul qua

Anagrams

• PLU, ULP, UPL, ulp

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پول (pūl, “money”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pul/, [puɫ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pul (definite accusative pulu, plural pullar)

1. money

   pul qazanmaq ― to earn money

   pul xərcləmək ― to spend money

   pula pul demir ― s/he is rolling in money, s/he is stinking rich (literally, “s/he doesn't call money money”)

2. (zootomy) scales (in fishes)

   Synonyms: pulcuq, ağça

Declension

Declension of pul
	singular	plural
nominative	pul	pullar
definite accusative	pulu	pulları
dative	pula	pullara
locative	pulda	pullarda
ablative	puldan	pullardan
definite genitive	pulun	pulların

Possessive forms of pul
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	pulum	pullarım
sənin (“your”)	pulun	pulların
onun (“his/her/its”)	pulu	pulları
bizim (“our”)	pulumuz	pullarımız
sizin (“your”)	pulunuz	pullarınız
onların (“their”)	pulu or pulları	pulları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	pulumu	pullarımı
sənin (“your”)	pulunu	pullarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	pulunu	pullarını
bizim (“our”)	pulumuzu	pullarımızı
sizin (“your”)	pulunuzu	pullarınızı
onların (“their”)	pulunu or pullarını	pullarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	puluma	pullarıma
sənin (“your”)	puluna	pullarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	puluna	pullarına
bizim (“our”)	pulumuza	pullarımıza
sizin (“your”)	pulunuza	pullarınıza
onların (“their”)	puluna or pullarına	pullarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	pulumda	pullarımda
sənin (“your”)	pulunda	pullarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	pulunda	pullarında
bizim (“our”)	pulumuzda	pullarımızda
sizin (“your”)	pulunuzda	pullarınızda
onların (“their”)	pulunda or pullarında	pullarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	pulumdan	pullarımdan
sənin (“your”)	pulundan	pullarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	pulundan	pullarından
bizim (“our”)	pulumuzdan	pullarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	pulunuzdan	pullarınızdan
onların (“their”)	pulundan or pullarından	pullarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	pulumun	pullarımın
sənin (“your”)	pulunun	pullarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	pulunun	pullarının
bizim (“our”)	pulumuzun	pullarımızın
sizin (“your”)	pulunuzun	pullarınızın
onların (“their”)	pulunun or pullarının	pullarının

Derived terms

• pullu (“rich”, informal, grammatically ornative)
• pulsuz (“free of charge; poor”)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “փող”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Crimean Tatar

Noun

pul

1. peel

   balıq pulu = fish peel, fish scale.

Declension

Declension of pul

nominative	pul
genitive	pulnıñ
dative	pulğa
accusative	pulnı
locative	pulda
ablative	puldan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpul]

Etymology 1

Verb

pul

1. second-person singular imperative of poulit

Etymology 2

Verb

pul

1. second-person singular imperative of půlit

Danish

Verb

pul

1. imperative of pule

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʏl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

Shortened from ampul. Compare German Pulle (“bottle”).

Noun

pul f (plural pullen, diminutive pulletje n)

1. tankard

Derived terms

• bierpul

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: polo

Etymology 2

Cognate with Central Franconian Pöll, Luxembourgish Pëll, both “pullet, young hen”. Plausibly an early borrowing from Latin pulli, plural of pullus; then a doublet of pullus. Alternatively from a birdcall.

Noun

pul f (plural pullen, diminutive pulletje n)

1. (usually diminutive) duckling, or, more broadly, any young bird

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

pul

1. singular imperative of pulen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of pulen

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊl]
• Hyphenation: pul

Etymology 1

From English pooling, pool, from French poule.

Noun

pul (first-person possessive pulku, second-person possessive pulmu, third-person possessive pulnya)

1. pooling
2. group

Derived terms

• mengepul
• pengepul

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

pul

1. Alternative spelling of pol

Further reading

• “pul” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Mirandese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *per (“by; through”) + *lo (“the”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpul]

Contraction

pul m (feminine pula, masculine plural puls, feminine plural pulas)

2. Contraction of por l; by the; for the; through the; during the

   Tenemos qu'ir a la praia pul brano.

   We need to go to the beach during the summer.

   Eilha tubo qu'ir pul carreiron.

   She had to go through the straight path.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

pul

1. imperative of pula

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpuw/ [ˈpuʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpul/ [ˈpuɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpul/ [ˈpuɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.li/

• Hyphenation: pul

Noun

pul m (plural pules)

1. pul (subdivision of the currency of Afghanistan)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پول (pul), from Persian پول (“money”).

Noun

pul n (plural puluri)

1. backgammon stone

Declension

Declension of pul

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pul	pulul	(niște) puluri	pulurile
genitive/dative	(unui) pul	pulului	(unor) puluri	pulurilor
vocative	pulule		pulurilor

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پول (“small disc; scale; wafer, stamp”), possibly from Persian پول (pul, “coin”) and Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós).

Noun

pul

1. stamp
2. scale (an overlapping arrangement of many small and flat pieces, or a part or piece of it)
3. money

Derived terms

• para pul
• pul biber

 

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “pul”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “پل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 451
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “پول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 460

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo	پۇل
Cyrillic	пул‍
Latin	pul‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)	پول

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai پول, from Classical Persian پول (pōl), from Middle Persian [Term?]. Compare Kazakh пұл (pūl), etc. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊl/, [pʰʊ̈l]
• Hyphenation: pul

Noun

pul (plural pullar)

1. money

   Menga pul bering.

   Give me money.

Declension

Declension of pul

	singular	plural
nominative	pul	pullar
genitive	pulning	pullarning
dative	pulga	pullarga
definite accusative	pulni	pullarni
locative	pulda	pullarda
ablative	puldan	pullardan
similative	puldek	pullardek

Possessive forms of pul

my	singular	plural
nominative	pulim	pullarim
genitive	pulimning	pullarimning
dative	pulimga	pullarimga
definite accusative	pulimni	pullarimni
locative	pulimda	pullarimda
ablative	pulimdan	pullarimdan
similative	pulimdek	pullarimdek
your	singular	plural
nominative	puling	pullaring
genitive	pulingning	pullaringning
dative	pulingga	pullaringga
definite accusative	pulingni	pullaringni
locative	pulingda	pullaringda
ablative	pulingdan	pullaringdan
similative	pulingdek	pullaringdek
her/his/its	singular	plural
nominative	puli	pullari
genitive	pulining	pullarining
dative	puliga	pullariga
definite accusative	pulini	pullarini
locative	pulida	pullarida
ablative	pulidan	pullaridan
similative	pulidek	pullaridek
our	singular	plural
nominative	pulimiz	pullarimiz
genitive	pulimizning	pullarimizning
dative	pulimizga	pullarimizga
definite accusative	pulimizni	pullarimizni
locative	pulimizda	pullarimizda
ablative	pulimizdan	pullarimizdan
similative	pulimizdek	pullarimizdek
your	singular	plural
nominative	pulingiz	pullaringiz
genitive	pulingizning	pullaringizning
dative	pulingizga	pullaringizga
definite accusative	pulingizni	pullaringizni
locative	pulingizda	pullaringizda
ablative	pulingizdan	pullaringizdan
similative	pulingizdek	pullaringizdek
their	singular	plural
nominative	puli	pullari
genitive	pulining	pullarining
dative	puliga	pullariga
definite accusative	pulini	pullarini
locative	pulida	pullarida
ablative	pulidan	pullaridan	similative	pulidek	pullaridek

Volapük

Noun

pul (nominative plural puls)

1. boy

Declension

declension of pul

	singular	plural
nominative	pul	puls
genitive	pula	pulas
dative	pule	pules
accusative	puli	pulis
vocative 1	o pul!	o puls!
predicative 2	pulu	pulus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Yola

Alternative forms

• poul

Etymology

From Middle English polle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊɫ/, /pɔːɫ/

Noun

pul

1. the crown of the head

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 63