paul
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɔːl/
(General American) IPA(key): /pɔl/
(cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /pɑl/
Rhymes: -ɔːl
Homophones: pall, pawl
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Noun ====
paul (plural pauls)
An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
paul (plural pauls)
Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”).
=== Etymology 3 ===
From Hindi [Term?].
==== Alternative forms ====
pal, pawl
==== Noun ====
paul (plural pauls)
(India, historical) A small tent of various kinds.
==== References ====
Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “paul”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
=== Anagrams ===
Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [paol]
Rhymes: -aol, -ol
=== Adjective ===
paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول, comparative lebih paul, superlative paling paul)
blue (blue-colored)
Synonyms: belau, biru, nila
=== Noun ===
paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول, plural paul-paul or paul2)
blue (colour)
=== Further reading ===
"paul" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Late Latin padūlem, from Latin palūdem by metathesis. Doublet of palude, a borrowing. Compare Spanish paúl.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -uw, (Portugal) -ul
Hyphenation: pa‧ul
=== Noun ===
paul m (plural pauis)
(geography) swamp
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano
=== Further reading ===
“paul”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“paul”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“paul”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Sundanese ==
=== Etymology ===
Compare Old Javanese pahul, pawul (“light blue”).
=== Noun ===
paul
blue
Synonyms: biru, bulao
== Tagalog ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpawl/ [ˈpaʊ̯l]
Rhymes: -awl
Syllabification: paul
=== Noun ===
paul (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏ᜔ᜎ᜔)
dated spelling of pawl
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Noun ====
paul
fowl
chicken
Synonym: kakaruk
=== Etymology 2 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly from English "foul".”)
==== Adjective ====
paul
immoral
confused, mixed up, tangled