English Online Dictionary. What means paul? What does paul mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɔːl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɔl/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /pɑl/
- Rhymes: -ɔːl
- Homophones: pall, pawl
Etymology 1
Noun
paul (plural pauls)
- An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
Etymology 2
Noun
paul (plural pauls)
- Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”).
Etymology 3
From Hindi [Term?].
Alternative forms
- pal, pawl
Noun
paul (plural pauls)
- (India, historical) A small tent of various kinds.
References
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “paul”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Anagrams
- Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [paol]
- Rhymes: -aol, -ol
Adjective
paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول)
- blue (blue-colored)
- Synonyms: belau, biru, nila
Noun
paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول, plural paul-paul)
- blue (colour)
Further reading
- “paul” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin padūlem, from Latin palūdem via metathesis. Compare Spanish paúl.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ul, (Brazil) -uw
- Hyphenation: pa‧ul
Noun
paul m (plural pauis)
- (geography) swamp
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano
Further reading
- “paul”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpawl/ [ˈpaʊ̯l]
- Rhymes: -awl
- Syllabification: paul
Noun
paul (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏ᜔ᜎ᜔)
- Dated spelling of pawl.
Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
Noun
paul
- fowl
- chicken
- Synonym: kakaruk
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly from English "foul"”)
Adjective
paul
- immoral
- confused, mixed up, tangled