puluan noun English. Elongated handle of a tool such as an axe, pick, or hammer. Example sentence: Subanen. Pebaalan ku pa puluan dini Undu' ig wasayu kini. Duuni minita'u mektendeng ditug lilikan ku, melengas puluan. English. I'm going to ask Ondu to make me a handle for this axe of mine. I saw a mektendeng tree where I was clearing, good for a handle.