paul

paul

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of paul in English

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English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɔːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɔl/
  • (cotcaught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /pɑl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl
  • Homophones: pall, pawl

Etymology 1

Noun

paul (plural pauls)

  1. An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.

Etymology 2

Noun

paul (plural pauls)

  1. Archaic form of pawl (mechanical device).

Anagrams

  • Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula

Malay

Etymology

From Sundanese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paol]
  • Rhymes: -aol, -ol

Adjective

paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول)

  1. blue (blue-colored)

Synonyms

  • belau / بلاو
  • biru / بيرو
  • nila / نيلا

Noun

paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول, plural paul-paul, informal 1st possessive paulku, 2nd possessive paulmu, 3rd possessive paulnya)

  1. blue (colour)

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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)

  1. (geography) swamp
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano

Tok Pisin

Adjective

paul

  1. confused

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