pulis
English
Noun
pulis
- plural of puli
Anagrams
Central Bikol
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈlis/ [puˈl̪is]
- Hyphenation: pu‧lis
Noun
pulís (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
- police; police officer
- Synonym: pulisya
Derived terms
Iban
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.lis/
Noun
pulis
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpulis/ [ˈpuː.li̞s]
- Rhymes: -ulis
- (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA(key): /ˈpulih/ [ˈpuː.li̞h]
- Rhymes: -ulih
- (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ˈpuris/ [ˈpuː.ri̞s]
- Rhymes: -uris
- Syllabification: pu‧lis
Noun
púlis
- act of being a leader in superstitions, heathen sacrifices, witchcraft, sorcery, etc.
- act of destroying, ruining
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms & variants of pulis
| Southern / Central | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Province | Tadian | pulis, (Lubon) pulih, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) poloh |
| Bauko | pulis, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) pulih | |
| Sabangan | pulis, (elderly) pulis / puris, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) pulis, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) pulih | |
| Northern / Applai | ||
| Mt. Province | Sagada | pulis, (elderly) pulis / puris |
Derived terms
- manpulis
- pulisen
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “púlis”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 372
Maguindanao
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /puˈlis/ [puˈɭ̆ɪʂ]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: pu‧lis
Noun
pulís (Jawi spelling ڤُلِسْ)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English police, from Middle French police, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Compare Cebuano polis. Doublet of palisi, polisiya, and pulisya.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˈlis/ [pʊˈlɪs]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: pu‧lis
Noun
pulís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
- police officer; policeman; policewoman
- Synonyms: (slang) parak, (slang) lespu, (slang) bagansiya, (slang) alat; see also Thesaurus:pulis
- the police; police force
Derived terms
- estasyon ng pulis
- himpilan ng pulis
- ipapulis
- kapulisan
- lespu
- magpulis
- mamulis
- mapulis
- pampulis
- pulis patola
See also
Further reading
- “pulis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1060
Anagrams
Tausug
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /pulis/ [pʊˈlis]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: pu‧lis
Noun
pulis (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلِسْ)
- (Malaysia, Philippines) police; police officer
- Synonym: pulisi (Indonesia)
Derived terms
- kapulisan
- magpulis
Volapük
Noun
pulis
- accusative plural of pul