Meaning of pula

adj. red

a. 1. red; 1a. any color ranging from dark yellow through orange, red, and brown; 1b. — ug sáya palm toddy, esp. inside a transparent glass container where the redness shows (slang). Puwa ug sáya ang ílang giinum, They drank palm toddy; 2. not true, lie (so called from the color of the butbut which is homonymous with a word meaning lie, butbut—colloquial). Anus-a ku mutúu nga pulus man nà pula? Don’t expect me to believe that when it’s all lies; 3. see dágir, 2; v. 1. become red, cause someone to do something Akuy mupula sa ímung sapátus, I’ll make your shoes red. Mipula siya kay gisugsū́g, She turned red because they teased her. Napula ang íyang kamut sa dyúbus, Her hands got red with dye. Namula ang ákung nawung sa kaúlaw, My face was red with shame. Nagpula ang langit pagsawup sa adlaw, The sky was all red at sunset. Nagkapula ang binágang puthaw, The iron that was heated is turning redder and redder. Pulahun ta nang putì mung sapátus, I’ll make your white shoes red. Gipulahan ku sa ímung sinínà, Your dress looks red to me. Pulahi pa nang ímung ngábil, Put more red on your lips; 2. for the voice to crack and become discordant. Napula ang íyang tíngug sa kalísang, His voice went off pitch discordantly in fright; 3. háin bay na- expression to show contemptuous disbelief. Ingun siya dúna na siyay awtu, háin bay napuwa? He said he got a car. That will be the day that I believe that! pulapula n. scattered red spots or dots. puláhan (not without l) n. 1. the name given to the Filipino fighters for independence against the Spaniards and then the Americans (so called from their red badges). 2. types of fish with predominantly red hues. puláhay n. infant. ka- redness. pa- n. lipstick. pulahun a. reddish; n. see puláhay.