"pul" meaning in English

See pul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: puls [plural], pul [plural]
Etymology: From Persian پول (pul). Doublet of obole and obolus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa|پول|tr=pul}} Persian پول (pul), {{doublet|en|obole|obolus}} Doublet of obole and obolus Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} pul (plural puls or pul)
  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani. Related terms: pul qua

Inflected forms

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