pula.
shortage
Meaning & usage
shortage
an economic crisis characterized by shortage of goods and/or means to buy them; a depression, slump
trouble, scrape, pinch, deep water, urgent situation
olla pulassa
joutua pulaan
Where this word comes from
Originally an opening in the ice into which a man has fallen or may fall. Probably onomatopoeic imitating the associated sound of water, compare pulahtaa (possibly a back-formation).
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