pulan.int.

Brit.

/ˈpʊlə/, U.S.

/ˈpʊlə/

Forms: 1800s poola, 1800s– pula.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Etymons: Southern Sotho pula; Northern Sotho pula; Tswana pula.

Etymology: < Southern Sotho pula, Northern Sotho pula, and Tswana pula rain (also used as a greeting), principal monetary unit of Botswana.

1. In Sotho- and Tswana-speaking parts of southern Africa: rain. Chiefly as a traditional salute or expression of good luck (rain being associated with wealth and prosperity).

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of greeting > in South Africa

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1827 G. Thompson Trav. S. Afr. i. ix. 101 Matteebè..waved the point [of his assagai] towards the heavens, when all called out ‘Poola!’ i.e. rain or a blessing.

1842 R. Moffat Missionary Labours & Scenes S. Afr. xxi. 350 The audience shouted, ‘Pùla’, (rain,) on which he sat down amidst a din of applause.

1864 J. T. Baines Explor. S.-W. Afr. 436 His speech was greeted by cries of ‘poola, poola’ (rain, rain), a term synonymous in a dry country with refreshment or blessing.

1934 in C. P. Swart Africanderisms (M.A. thesis, Univ. of S. Afr.) (at cited word) When Prince George..uttered the traditional Basuto salute ‘Pula’ which means rain, a wave of enthusiasm swept the natives in the council chamber.

1953 L. S. Amery My Polit. Life II. xii. 408 They and the increasing crowds saluted us with loud shouts of ‘Pula’ which really means rain, but in so dry and sandy a country is the symbol of happiness.

1974 S. Afr. Panorama Mar. 38/2 ‘Pula!’ shouted the excited crowd of Bantu children.

1991 M. Kantey All Tickets 10 Pula, they said as a greeting, meaning ‘let it rain’.

2003 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 8 June 87 There was plenty of pula at the SOS orphanage in Tlokweng when we got there, and the children were shrieking and rolling rubber tyres around the playground.

2. The principal monetary unit of Botswana, equal to one hundred thebe.

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1976 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 23 Aug. 1 Botswana's new currency, the pula, will be introduced today.

1976 Whitaker's Almanack 980 Botswana... Monetary unit... Pula.

1991 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 17 451 The South African rand collapsed relative to the Botswana Pula.

2004 Guardian (Nexis) 18 May 14 A young woman..tearfully pleads with the border guards to allow her into Botswana, but she does not have the 100 pula required to enter so is turned back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pula
释义	pulan.int. Brit. /ˈpʊlə/, U.S. /ˈpʊlə/ Forms: 1800s poola, 1800s– pula. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Etymons: Southern Sotho pula; Northern Sotho pula; Tswana pula. Etymology: < Southern Sotho pula, Northern Sotho pula, and Tswana pula rain (also used as a greeting), principal monetary unit of Botswana. 1. In Sotho- and Tswana-speaking parts of southern Africa: rain. Chiefly as a traditional salute or expression of good luck (rain being associated with wealth and prosperity). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of greeting > in South Africa pula1827 1827 G. Thompson Trav. S. Afr. i. ix. 101 Matteebè..waved the point [of his assagai] towards the heavens, when all called out ‘Poola!’ i.e. rain or a blessing. 1842 R. Moffat Missionary Labours & Scenes S. Afr. xxi. 350 The audience shouted, ‘Pùla’, (rain,) on which he sat down amidst a din of applause. 1864 J. T. Baines Explor. S.-W. Afr. 436 His speech was greeted by cries of ‘poola, poola’ (rain, rain), a term synonymous in a dry country with refreshment or blessing. 1934 in C. P. Swart Africanderisms (M.A. thesis, Univ. of S. Afr.) (at cited word) When Prince George..uttered the traditional Basuto salute ‘Pula’ which means rain, a wave of enthusiasm swept the natives in the council chamber. 1953 L. S. Amery My Polit. Life II. xii. 408 They and the increasing crowds saluted us with loud shouts of ‘Pula’ which really means rain, but in so dry and sandy a country is the symbol of happiness. 1974 S. Afr. Panorama Mar. 38/2 ‘Pula!’ shouted the excited crowd of Bantu children. 1991 M. Kantey All Tickets 10 Pula, they said as a greeting, meaning ‘let it rain’. 2003 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 8 June 87 There was plenty of pula at the SOS orphanage in Tlokweng when we got there, and the children were shrieking and rolling rubber tyres around the playground. 2. The principal monetary unit of Botswana, equal to one hundred thebe. ΚΠ 1976 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 23 Aug. 1 Botswana's new currency, the pula, will be introduced today. 1976 Whitaker's Almanack 980 Botswana... Monetary unit... Pula. 1991 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 17 451 The South African rand collapsed relative to the Botswana Pula. 2004 Guardian (Nexis) 18 May 14 A young woman..tearfully pleads with the border guards to allow her into Botswana, but she does not have the 100 pula required to enter so is turned back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1827
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