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, Canada) 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”).
Anagrams
- Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula
Malay
Etymology
From Sundanese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [paol]
- Rhymes: -aol, -ol
Adjective
paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول)
- 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)
- 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)
- (geography) swamp
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano
Tok Pisin
Adjective
paul
- confused