pulis

See also: Pulis, pulís, and půlíš

English

Noun

pulis

1. plural of puli

Anagrams

• pilus, pusil

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈlis/ [puˈl̪is]
• Hyphenation: pu‧lis

Noun

pulís (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. police; police officer

   Synonym: pulisya

Derived terms

• kapulisan

 

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.lis/

Noun

pulis

1. police officer
2. police

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /puˈlis/ [puˈɭ̆ɪʂ]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pu‧lis

Noun

pulís (Jawi spelling ڤُلِسْ)

1. police
2. police officer

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈlis/ [pʊˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pu‧lis

Noun

pulís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. police officer; policeman; policewoman

   Synonyms: (slang) parak, (slang) lespu, (slang) bagansiya, (slang) alat; see also Thesaurus:pulis

2. the police; police force

   Synonyms: pulisya, kapulisan

Derived terms

• estasyon ng pulis
• himpilan ng pulis
• ipapulis
• kapulisan
• lespu
• magpulis
• mapulis
• pampulis
• pulis patola

 

See also

• konstable

 

Further reading

• “pulis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• supil, lispu

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pulis/ [pʊˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pu‧lis

Noun

pulis (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلِسْ)

1. (Malaysia, Philippines) police; police officer

   Synonym: pulisi (Indonesia)

Derived terms

• kapulisan
• magpulis

 

Volapük

Noun

pulis

1. accusative plural of pul