entry |
pulan |
pronunciation |
poo-lan |
meaning |
noun. Type of fish: Indo-Pacific tarpon -- megalops cyprinoides. (Family elopidae) Tarpons. |
etymology |
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan-bulan, a white fish, the tarpon: Megalops cyprinoides. |
examples |
Mangonne' yu' pulan gi painge. I caught some pulan fish last night. |
additional comments |
Similar entries: pulan - moon, pulan - watch over, guard. |