pulu

Japanese: pulu
pulu

…Japanese dakyu (ball) is also from the same family. The name polo comes from the Tibetan word pulu (meaning ball). In the mid-19th century, the British cavalry stationed in India became interested in polo and introduced it to the UK, and the first match in the UK was held in 1871.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pulu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の打毬(だきゆう)も同系統である。ポロの名前はチベット語のpulu(ボールの意)による。19世紀中ごろインド駐在のイギリスの騎兵隊がポロに興味を持ち,本国へ導入,1871年にイギリス最初の試合が行われた。…

※「pulu」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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