pul

[ pool ]

/ pul /

noun, plural puls, pu·li [poo-lee] /ˈpu li/.

a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.

Nearby words

Origin of pul

1925–30; < Persian pūl < Turkish pul

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Examples from the Web for pul

Archbishop Usher and others fancy that Sardanapalus was the son of Pul; guided merely by the sound of a syllable.
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He is said to have prophesied during the reign of one Pul, “king of Assyria.”
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Pulpiteer′, Pul′piter, one who speaks from a pulpit: a preacher.
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He wished to complete the annexation of the kingdoms which Pul had subjugated.
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There was an annual fair at the Gilyak village of Pul, below Mariensk, and this was made the center of commerce.
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British Dictionary definitions for pul

pul

/ (puːl) /

noun plural puls or puli (ˈpuːlɪ)

an Afghan monetary unit worth one hundredth of an afghani

Word Origin for pul

via Persian from Turkish: small coin, from Late Greek phollis bag for money, from Latin follis bag

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