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4-letter words (1 found)

KULA,

3-letter words (2 found)

ALU,AUK,

2-letter words (3 found)

AL,KA,LA,

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kula ukla klua lkua ulka luka kual ukal kaul akul uakl aukl klau lkau kalu aklu laku alku ulak luak ualk aulk lauk aluk

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Definitions and meaning of kula

kula

Etymology 1

From a South Slavic language, from Turkish kule, from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).

Noun

kula (plural kulas)

  1. A tower, turret or steeple on the Balkans erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.

Etymology 2

Noun

kula (uncountable)

  1. A ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, involving the exchange of bracelets and necklaces, and linked to political authority.

Anagrams

  • Kalu, Luka, lauk

Balinese

Romanization

kula

  1. Romanization of ᬓᬸᬮ

Cebuano

Noun

kula

  1. glue; or any sticky adhesive substance

Verb

kula

  1. to glue; to join or attach something using glue

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkula]

Participle

kula

  1. inflection of kout:
    1. feminine singular past active participle
    2. neuter plural past active participle

Hawaiian

Noun

kula

  1. field, open area
  2. school

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkulɒ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧la
  • Rhymes: -lɒ

Noun

kula (plural kulák)

  1. (slang) shit

Declension

Javanese

Romanization

kula

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦸꦭ.

Khalaj

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian کل (kol).

Pronunciation

  • (Mansûrâbâdî) IPA(key): [qulɒ]
  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [kʊla(ː)], [ku̞laː]

Adjective

kula (comparative kulatar)

  1. short, small

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN

Lindu

Noun

kula

  1. ginger

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦸꦭ (kula).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kulə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kula/
  • Rhymes: -ulə, -lə, -ə

Noun

kula (Jawi spelling کولا, plural kula-kula, informal 1st possessive kulaku, 2nd possessive kulamu, 3rd possessive kulanya)

  1. (Javanese) slave

Pronoun

kula (Jawi spelling کولا)

  1. (Javanese, possibly obsolete) I (me, my)

Synonyms

  • aku
  • saya

Further reading

  • “kula” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Ngarrindjeri

Noun

kula

  1. male she oak tree.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • kulen

Noun

kula f

  1. definite feminine singular of kule

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kula f

  1. definite singular of kule

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुल (kula, “family; clan; lineage; herd; flock”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Homophones: kula, kūla
  • Hyphenation: ku‧la

Noun

kula

  1. family
  2. descent, origin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦏꦸꦭ (kula)
    • → Malay: kula
  • → Balinese: ᬓᬸᬮ (kula)

Noun

kula

  1. wife of lower rank, second wife to the queen

Derived terms

References

  • "kula" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुल (kula).

Noun

kula n

  1. clan, caste, family

Declension

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ကုလား (ku.la:)
  • → Thai: กุล (gun)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kula”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Polish

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from Middle High German kūle. In most senses cognate with German Kugel, in the sense “crutch” cognate with German Keule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.la/
  • Rhymes: -ula
  • Syllabification: ku‧la
  • Homophone: Kula

Noun

kula f (diminutive kulka)

  1. ball (spherical object)
    kula śnieżna ― snowball
  2. (mathematics, geometry, topology) ball
  3. bullet
  4. crutch
    chodzić o kulach ― to walk on crutches
  5. (sports) shot (the heavy iron ball)
    pchnięcie kulą ― shot put

Declension

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: ку́ля (kúlja)
  • → Russian: пу́ля (púlja) (with sound changes)
  • → Ukrainian: ку́ля (kúlja)

See also

  • piłka
  • kłębek

References

Further reading

  • kula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kula in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Anagrams

  • luka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قله (kulle) (Turkish kule), from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǔːla/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧la

Noun

kúla f (Cyrillic spelling ку́ла)

  1. tower
    Synonym: toranj
  2. turret
  3. steeple
  4. castle
  5. (chess) rook

Declension

See also

Sidamo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkula/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧la

Verb

kula

  1. (transitive) to tell

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “kula”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Swahili -ugua.

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Verb

kula

  1. to be sick/ill

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

kula (verbal noun of the ku class)

  1. infinitive of -la

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kúla (“lump, swelling”), with the meaning of "sphere" influenced by Middle Low German kule (“depression, bulge”) and German Kugel (“ball, sphere, bullet”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -²ʉːla

Noun

kula c

  1. a small ball made of earthenware, glass (marble) or a similar hard material; marble: spela kula; of steel in a ball bearing; sphere; testicle, often in the compound pungkula
  2. a bullet
  3. a den (inhabited cavern or hollow)
  4. (slang, chiefly in the plural) money
  5. (heraldry) roundel
  6. (athletics) shot put (athletics event)
    Synonym: kulstötning

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: kuula

References

  • kula in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • kula in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • kula in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tabaru

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈku.la]

Verb

kula

  1. (ditransitive) to give

References

  • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Possibly from Spanish colar (“to sift; to strain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈla/, [kʊˈla]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧la

Noun

kulá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎ)

  1. bleaching of clothes under the sun (usually with blueing)
    Synonym: pagkukula
  2. clothes being bleached under the sun
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkula/, [ˈku.lɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧la

Noun

kula (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎ) (botany)

  1. Geodorum densiflorum (terrestrial orchid)

Further reading

  • “kula”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊˈla/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧la

Noun

kula

  1. accusative singular of kul

Zacatepec Chatino

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

kula

  1. old

Etymology 2

From Proto-Chatino *kwela, from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.

Noun

kula

  1. fish

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kula

  1. star

Source: wiktionary.org