pula
/poo-lah/US // ˈpu lɑ //UK // (ˈpʊlə) //
普拉,苏拉,普拉岛,丘拉
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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).
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