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kula¹

Where it comes from

From a South Slavic language, from Turkish kule, from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).

noun kulas

  1. A tower, turret or steeple in Southeastern Europe erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area. Instead of the haïdooks, their next of kin, the zaptiés now hold a kula on the highest point of the pass; here one pauses to rest after scrambling up the vile Turkish road on one side of the ravine, and before scrambling down the vile Turkish road on the other.

kula²

Where it comes from

From a Melanesian language.

noun

  1. uncountable A ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, involving the exchange of bracelets and necklaces, and linked to political authority.

Kula³

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun Kulas

  1. A surname.

Kula⁴

Where it comes from

From Hawaiian Kula.

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

Kula⁵

noun Kulas

  1. alternative Alternative form of Kulah (“type of rug”).

Kula⁶

Where it comes from

From Serbo-Croatian Кула /Kula, from кула /kula (“tower, turret”), from Ottoman Turkish قله (kulle).

proper noun

  1. A town, a municipality of Vojvodina, Serbia.

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@misc{kula_2026,
  title = {kula},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kula},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}