Definitions
Etymologies
- From Tswana pula, Northern Sotho pula, Sotho pula ("rain"). (Wiktionary)
- Tswana, rain (used as greeting for good fortune). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“You read somewhere that in Botswana, the word pula means both money and hello.”
“Kadar tol pula akan naik 34% dari RM7 sehingga RM9. 40.”
“Ubuntu pula akan membawakan sokongan LTS melalui 10.04 yang mana dijangka akan membawakan antaramuka seakan aero padanya.”
“Sebab, dari se - (b20) PSMS Disiplin Jalani Latihan MEDAN (Waspada): Skuad Dalam pertandingan terse - Waspada/Muhammad Riza PSMS Medan mulai berlatih but, Suimin mengaku pula akan Bomber PSAP Sigli, Suheri Daud, berusaha merebut bola dari kaki Sunardi dalam ujicoba dengan mencoba lapangan menurunkan para pemain lapangan di Stadion Nara Singa, Rengat, Minggu (3/1).”
“Ada pula akademisi yang tidak bisa mempertanyakan bagaimana komitmen - Intisari semakin redupnya masa depan bangsa In - gai kepala daerah.”
“Ny Holt seorang jururawat yang sudah ngan itu pula akan dapat dilaksanakan dalam pilkada.”
“Cardiff pula akan berhadapan Arsenal di pusingan keempat nanti dan pertemuan tersebut akan mengulangi pertemuan kedua-dua pasukan pada perlawanan akhir 1927.”
“Masih tiada sebarang berita-berita lain berkenaannya, dan mungkin tidak lama lagi, WoF pula akan mencipta nama.”
“Manakala setiap hari Ahad pula akan bersiaran jam 8.00 hingga 8.30 malam.”
“Kata Sari, dia bakal menerima tujuh dulang hantaran daripada suami tercinta dan pihaknya pula akan membalas sembilan dulang hantaran.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pula’.
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Money
This started out as a Scrabble list, so I'm personally limiting myself to listing words which are acceptable in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, but go ahead and list whatever you can find...
lek, shekel, sheqalim, qindar, qindars, qindarka, qintar, qintars, dollar, dollars, penny, pennies and 143 more...
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Filthy Stinking Rich
Monetary units and other words that mean money. Other financial words are allowed too, as long as they're principally about money. Get it, principally? I kill me.
money, cash, dough, loot, wad, stack, booty, capital, nest egg, treasure, banknote, net and 168 more...
Tweets
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hernesheir Botswana currency divided into thebes. Jun 28, 2010
chained_bear Rain. Freq. used as int.: in southern Africa, a traditional salute or expression of good luck.
OR,
The principal monetary unit of Botswana, consisting of one hundred thebe; a note of this value. Feb 2, 2007