pule
See also: pulë
English
Etymology 1
From French piauler, a variant of French piailler (“to chirp, cheep”). Compare Italian pigolare (“to cheep as a chicken”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjuːl/
- Rhymes: -uːl
Verb
pule (third-person singular simple present pules, present participle puling, simple past and past participle puled)
Translations
to whimper or whine
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References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puːlə/, [ˈpʰuːlə]
Galician
German
Norwegian Bokmål
Portuguese
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpu.le]
Usage notes
Although the plural form pule is that which would be found in a dictionary, puli and the other forms based on this plural form are more common.
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.
Spanish
Tongan
Pule : Meaning The authority of a person over someone or something.
Sentence : 'Oku pule Finemotu'a ia hono Motu'a.
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.
Volapük
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