Pula

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Noun 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Proper noun 4 Tswana/SeTswana 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Pronunciation 5 Romanian 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Pronunciation

English

Proper noun

Pula

1. Town/city (which?) of Croatia.

Translations

• French: Pula
• Italian: Pola f

Noun

pula

1. The currency of Botswana.

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Finnish

Noun

pula

1. shortage
2. (economy) crisis
3. Urgent situation, scrape, pinch.

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French

Proper noun

Pula

1. Pula

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Tswana/SeTswana

Noun

pula

Pronunciation

SAMPA: // IPA: // [Pronunciation: poo-luh, stress on first syllable]

In Botswana [in Southern Africa]:

1. Rain.
2. The primary unit of currency.
3. The popular toast.

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Romanian

Noun

pula

Pronunciation

[Pronunciation: poo-luh, stress on first syllable]

Pula

1. Penis [etymology: maybe it comes from Latin word "ampulla" which means something swollen (e.g. bottle, phial) ]

Unfortunately and despite his age, in modern Romanian language, "pula" is considered a derogatory word.

-Romanian dictionaries don't show the word "pula" or, if this word is presented, its etymology is shown to be from the Latin word "pullus" (chicken).

-A theory says that "pula" is a Dacian word and it has older roots than Latin language:

pesnis - pennis - penis - Latin

pesnis - pennis - pelnis - pellis - pula - Romanian (unconvincing theory)