pulis

See also: Pulis, pulís, and půlíš

English

Noun

pulis

1. plural of puli

Anagrams

• pilus, pusil

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• polis

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈlis/ [puˈl̪is]
• Hyphenation: pu‧lis

Noun

pulís (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. police; police officer

   Synonym: pulisya

Derived terms

• kapulisan

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.lis/

Noun

pulis

1. police officer
2. police

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulis/ [ˈpuː.li̞s]
  • Rhymes: -ulis
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA^(key): /ˈpulih/ [ˈpuː.li̞h]
  • Rhymes: -ulih
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /ˈpuris/ [ˈpuː.ri̞s]
  • Rhymes: -uris
• Syllabification: pu‧lis

Noun

púlis

1. act of being a leader in superstitions, heathen sacrifices, witchcraft, sorcery, etc.
2. act of destroying, ruining

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of pulis

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	pulis, (Lubon) pulih, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) poloh
	Bauko	pulis, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) pulih
	Sabangan	pulis, (elderly) pulis / puris, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) pulis, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) pulih
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	pulis, (elderly) pulis / puris

Derived terms

• manpulis
• pulisen

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “púlis”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 372

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /puˈlis/ [puˈɭ̆ɪʂ]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pu‧lis

Noun

pulís (Jawi spelling ڤُلِسْ)

1. police
2. police officer

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• polis — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from English police, from Middle French police, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Compare Cebuano polis. Doublet of palisi, polisiya, and pulisya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈlis/ [pʊˈlɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pu‧lis

Noun

pulís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. police officer; policeman; policewoman

   Synonyms: (slang) parak, (slang) lespu, (slang) bagansiya, (slang) alat; see also Thesaurus:pulis

2. the police; police force

   Synonyms: pulisya, kapulisan

Derived terms

• estasyon ng pulis
• himpilan ng pulis
• ipapulis
• kapulisan
• lespu
• magpulis
• mamulis
• mapulis
• pampulis
• pulis patola

See also

• konstable
• tumawag ka ng pulis

Further reading

• “pulis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1060

Anagrams

• supil, lispu

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pulis/ [pʊˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pu‧lis

Noun

pulis (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلِسْ)

1. (Malaysia, Philippines) police; police officer

   Synonym: pulisi (Indonesia)

Derived terms

• kapulisan
• magpulis

Volapük

Noun

pulis

1. accusative plural of pul