pulu

See also: pùlù

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian pulu.

Noun

pulu (uncountable)

1. A silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree fern of Hawaii.

Anagrams

• Lupu

Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *pulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Noun

pulu

1. (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
2. feather

Cocos Islands Malay

Etymology

From Malay pulau (“island”).

Noun

pulu

1. island

Finnish

Etymology

Either of onomatopoeic origin, or from Swedish pull, pulla, from French poule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulu/, [ˈpulu]
• Rhymes: -ulu
• Syllabification^(key): pu‧lu
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧lu

Noun

pulu (informal)

1. feral pigeon (Columba livia, syn. Columba livia domestica)
2. domesticated pigeon, cushat

Declension

Inflection of pulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pulu	pulut
genitive		pulun	pulujen
partitive		pulua	puluja
illative		puluun	puluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pulu	pulut
accusative	nom.	pulu	pulut
	gen.	pulun
genitive		pulun	pulujen
partitive		pulua	puluja
inessive		pulussa	puluissa
elative		pulusta	puluista
illative		puluun	puluihin
adessive		pululla	puluilla
ablative		pululta	puluilta
allative		pululle	puluille
essive		puluna	puluina
translative		puluksi	puluiksi
abessive		pulutta	puluitta
instructive		—	puluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative puluni puluni accusative nom. puluni puluni gen. puluni genitive puluni pulujeni partitive puluani pulujani inessive pulussani puluissani elative pulustani puluistani illative puluuni puluihini adessive pulullani puluillani ablative pulultani puluiltani allative pululleni puluilleni essive pulunani puluinani translative pulukseni puluikseni abessive puluttani puluittani instructive — — comitative — puluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pulusi pulusi accusative nom. pulusi pulusi gen. pulusi genitive pulusi pulujesi partitive puluasi pulujasi inessive pulussasi puluissasi elative pulustasi puluistasi illative puluusi puluihisi adessive pulullasi puluillasi ablative pulultasi puluiltasi allative pulullesi puluillesi essive pulunasi puluinasi translative puluksesi puluiksesi abessive puluttasi puluittasi instructive — — comitative — puluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pulumme pulumme accusative nom. pulumme pulumme gen. pulumme genitive pulumme pulujemme partitive puluamme pulujamme inessive pulussamme puluissamme elative pulustamme puluistamme illative puluumme puluihimme adessive pulullamme puluillamme ablative pulultamme puluiltamme allative pulullemme puluillemme essive pulunamme puluinamme translative puluksemme puluiksemme abessive puluttamme puluittamme instructive — — comitative — puluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pulunne pulunne accusative nom. pulunne pulunne gen. pulunne genitive pulunne pulujenne partitive puluanne pulujanne inessive pulussanne puluissanne elative pulustanne puluistanne illative puluunne puluihinne adessive pulullanne puluillanne ablative pulultanne puluiltanne allative pulullenne puluillenne essive pulunanne puluinanne translative puluksenne puluiksenne abessive puluttanne puluittanne instructive — — comitative — puluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pulunsa pulunsa accusative nom. pulunsa pulunsa gen. pulunsa genitive pulunsa pulujensa partitive puluaan puluansa pulujaan pulujansa inessive pulussaan pulussansa puluissaan puluissansa elative pulustaan pulustansa puluistaan puluistansa illative puluunsa puluihinsa adessive pulullaan pulullansa puluillaan puluillansa ablative pulultaan pulultansa puluiltaan puluiltansa allative pululleen pulullensa puluilleen puluillensa essive pulunaan pulunansa puluinaan puluinansa translative pulukseen puluksensa puluikseen puluiksensa abessive puluttaan puluttansa puluittaan puluittansa instructive — — comitative — puluineen puluinensa

Synonyms

• (Columba livia domestica): kesykyyhky

Derived terms

compounds

• pulunnussija

See also

• kyyhky
• kesykyyhky
• kalliokyyhky

Further reading

• “pulu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *pulu ~ *bulut “coconut husk” (compare with Fijian bulu “coconut husk” and Māori puru "plug, caulk"); *bulut possibly underwent a semantic shift < “to stick to something”.

Nā pulu niu

Noun

pulu

1. fibrous husk of any nut like coconuts, candlenuts etc; boll of cotton; down of ferns
2. any natural plant fiber from coconuts, cotton etc.
   1. pulu, the fibers of the Cibotium glaucum
3. mulch

Descendants

• English: pulu

Etymology 2

From English bull.

Noun

pulu

1. bull

See also

• pulukeke

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pujuq.

Noun

pulû

1. island; isle; islet

   Synonym: isla

Derived terms

• dakpulu
• kapuluan

Kapampangan

Noun

pulu

1. island

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bulut (“sap or other sticky substance” – compare with Tongan pulu “sap [in general]” and pupulu “sticky, adhesive”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belit₃ or *pulut (compare with Malay pulut, Tagalog pulot).

Noun

pulu

1. latex or milky sap secreted from any plant in general e.g. breadfruit
2. rubber; flexible material made from coagulating natural latex of Funtumia elastica (pulu vao), Castilla elastica (pulu mamoe), or Hevea brasiliensis.

References

• Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 192

Turkish

Noun

pulu

1. definite accusative singular of pul
2. third-person singular possessive of pul