Skip to main content

pula

/poo-lah/US // ˈpu lɑ //UK // (ˈpʊlə) //

普拉,苏拉,普拉岛,丘拉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.

Examples

  • Their money, the pula, is worth more than the money of South Africa.

  • Datu Pula, a strong chief worthy of trust and a man of prestige, died before the expiration of the year 1883.

  • After that we watched for ever so long at the edge of the jungle— Sudah-lah bagitu br-apa lama pula kita meng-endap di-tepi hutan.

  • Before the people disperse, the day of the pula-kuli is settled.

  • The word Pulayan is said to be derived from pula, meaning pollution.

  • When on the summit, he raises his rod heavenward, and calls "Pula ha-e-na a bolokue" (Rain come down and save us).