"Kula" meaning in English

See Kula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kulas [plural]
Etymology: * Slavic origin: as a Czech, Polish, and Slovak surname, see Polish kula (“ball”). * Also as a Czech surname, shortened from Mikuláš, the Czech form of Nicholas. * As a Jewish Belarusian surname, from the placename Kulya. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sla|-}} Slavic, {{der|en|cs|-}} Czech, {{der|en|pl|-}} Polish, {{der|en|sk|-}} Slovak, {{cog|pl|kula|t=ball}} Polish kula (“ball”), {{der|en|be|-}} Belarusian Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kula (plural Kulas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Kula-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Hawaiian Kula. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|Kula}} Hawaiian Kula Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kula
  1. A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Hawaii, USA, Places in Hawaii, USA, Places in the United States Translations (Translations): Kula (Hawaiian)
    Sense id: en-Kula-en-name-dje7M~H- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Pannonian Rusyn translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 88 0 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 87 1 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 7 74 1 10 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 81 1 10 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 83 2 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 85 2 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Pannonian Rusyn translations: 4 82 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 75 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 80 2 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Serbo-Croatian Кула /Kula, from кула /kula (“tower, turret”), from Ottoman Turkish قله (kulle). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sh|Кула//Kula}} Serbo-Croatian Кула /Kula, {{der|en|ota|قله|tr=kulle}} Ottoman Turkish قله (kulle) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kula
  1. A town, a municipality of Vojvodina, Serbia. Categories (place): Municipalities of Serbia, Places in Serbia, Towns in Serbia Translations (Translations): Wolfsburg (German), Kula (German), Kúla (Hungarian), Кула (Kula) [feminine] (Pannonian Rusyn), Кула [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Kula [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Kula (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Kula-en-name-rkiIbA3c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: Kulas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kula (plural Kulas)
  1. Alternative form of Kulah (“type of rug”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Kulah (extra: type of rug)
    Sense id: en-Kula-en-noun-xvdSNDwl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kula"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "Kula"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kula"
}

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