pulis

pulis

See also: Pulis, pulís, and půlíš

English

Noun

pulis

1. plural of puli

Anagrams

• pilus, pusil

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pulís

1. police
2. police officer

   Synonym: pulisya

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English police. Introduced by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pulís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. police officer

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pulis

2. police

   Synonym: pulisya

Derived terms

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

 

See also

• konstable

 

References

1. Eusebio T. Daluz (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars ‎, Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino.

Further reading

• “pulis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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Volapük

Noun

pulis

1. accusative plural of pul