pulis

See also: Pulis, pulís, and půlíš

English

Noun

pulis

  1. plural of puli

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

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

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pu.lis/

Noun

pulis

  1. police officer
  2. police

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

  1. act of being a leader in superstitions, heathen sacrifices, witchcraft, sorcery, etc.
  2. act of destroying, ruining

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

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

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)

  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

See also

Further reading

  • pulis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1060

Anagrams

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

Volapük

Noun

pulis

  1. accusative plural of pul