kol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kol"

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [coɫ]

• Audio:

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Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

1. bush
2. (Zaqatala) forest

Declension

Declension of kol
	singular	plural
nominative	kol	kollar
definite accusative	kolu	kolları
dative	kola	kollara
locative	kolda	kollarda
ablative	koldan	kollardan
definite genitive	kolun	kolların

Possessive forms of kol
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kolum	kollarım
sənin (“your”)	kolun	kolların
onun (“his/her/its”)	kolu	kolları
bizim (“our”)	kolumuz	kollarımız
sizin (“your”)	kolunuz	kollarınız
onların (“their”)	kolu or kolları	kolları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kolumu	kollarımı
sənin (“your”)	kolunu	kollarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	kolunu	kollarını
bizim (“our”)	kolumuzu	kollarımızı
sizin (“your”)	kolunuzu	kollarınızı
onların (“their”)	kolunu or kollarını	kollarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	koluma	kollarıma
sənin (“your”)	koluna	kollarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	koluna	kollarına
bizim (“our”)	kolumuza	kollarımıza
sizin (“your”)	kolunuza	kollarınıza
onların (“their”)	koluna or kollarına	kollarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kolumda	kollarımda
sənin (“your”)	kolunda	kollarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	kolunda	kollarında
bizim (“our”)	kolumuzda	kollarımızda
sizin (“your”)	kolunuzda	kollarınızda
onların (“their”)	kolunda or kollarında	kollarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kolumdan	kollarımdan
sənin (“your”)	kolundan	kollarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	kolundan	kollarından
bizim (“our”)	kolumuzdan	kollarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	kolunuzdan	kollarınızdan
onların (“their”)	kolundan or kollarından	kollarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kolumun	kollarımın
sənin (“your”)	kolunun	kollarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	kolunun	kollarının
bizim (“our”)	kolumuzun	kollarımızın
sizin (“your”)	kolunuzun	kollarınızın
onların (“their”)	kolunun or kollarının	kollarının

Further reading

• “kol” in Obastan.com.

Cornish

Noun

kol

1. Hard mutation of gol.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkol]

Noun

kol n

1. genitive plural of kolo

Adverb

kol

1. (literary) Alternative form of kolem

Preposition

kol

1. (literary) Alternative form of kolem

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kol
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Homophone: col

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kol f (plural kollen, diminutive kolletje n)

1. witch

   Synonyms: heks, toverkol

2. (Belgium) wizard, magician, sorcerer, conjuror, warlock

   Synonym: tovenaar

Derived terms

• toverkol

 

Adjective

kol (comparative koller, superlative kolst)

1. (Belgium) difficult, troublesome
2. (Belgium) magical

Declension

Declension of kol
uninflected	kol
inflected	kolle
comparative	koller
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		kol	koller	het kolst het kolste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kolle	kollere	kolste
	n. sing.	kol	koller	kolste
	plural	kolle	kollere	kolste
definite		kolle	kollere	kolste
partitive		kols	kollers	—

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *kullaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“head”).

Noun

kol m (plural kollen, diminutive kolletje n)

1. white spot on the forehead of a horse or a cow

   Synonym: bles

Anagrams

• lok

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Noun

kol n (genitive singular kols, uncountable)

1. coal
2. carbon
3. charcoal

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kol	kolið
accusative	kol	kolið
dative	koli	kolinum
genitive	kols	kolsins

Finnish

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	30
←  2	3	4  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: kolme     Colloquial counting form: koo, kol     Ordinal: kolmas     Colloquial ordinal: kolkki (regional)     Ordinal abbreviation: 3., 3:s     Digit name: kolmonen     Adverbial: kolmesti, kolmasti     Multiplier: kolminkertainen     Distributive: kolmittain     Fractional: kolmasosa, kolmannes
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Etymology

< kolme, specifically the initial syllable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkol/, [ˈko̞l]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Hyphenation^(key): kol

Numeral

kol (colloquial)

1. (counting) three

Usage notes

This term is used mainly in counting, i.e. not attributively.

Synonyms

• kolme

Anagrams

• klo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

  Homophone: Kol

Noun

kol n (genitive singular kols, nominative plural kol)

1. (usually in the plural) coal
2. (in compounds) carbon (chemical element)
3. artist's charcoal

   Synonym: teiknikol

Declension

Declension of kol (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kol	kolið	kol	kolin
accusative	kol	kolið	kol	kolin
dative	koli	kolinu	kolum	kolunum
genitive	kols	kolsins	kola	kolanna

Derived terms

• kolefni
• kolkrabbi
• kolvetni

See also

• kol- (used to add emphasis)

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch kool (“cabbage”), from Middle Dutch col, cole, from Old Dutch *kōl, *kōla, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”). Doublet of kubis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔl], [ˈkol]
• Hyphenation: kol

Noun

kol (plural kol-kol)

1. cabbage.

   Synonym: kubis

Derived terms

• bunga kol
• kembang kol

 

Related terms

• sirkol

 

Etymology 2

From clipping of kolonel (“colonel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔl], [ˈkol]
• Hyphenation: kol

Noun

kol (plural kol-kol)

1. colonel.

Etymology 3

Mitsubishi Colt L300 Diesel pickup (Indonesia)

A genericized trademark of the Japanese automobile nameplate Mitsubishi Colt, from English colt (“young male horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔl], [ˈkol]
• Hyphenation: kol

Noun

kol (plural kol-kol)

1. Front-engine minibus or pickup.

Etymology 4

From Dutch calculeren (“to calculate, to estimate”), from Latin calculātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔl]
• Hyphenation: kol

Verb

kol

1. to calculate, to estimate, to check.

Derived terms

• mengekol

 

Etymology 5

From Dutch kool (“coal”), from Middle Dutch cole, from Old Dutch *kol, *kolo, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔl], [ˈkol]
• Hyphenation: kol

Noun

kol (plural kol-kol)

1. (colloquial) coal

   Synonym: batu bara

Further reading

• “kol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Jones, Russell. 2008. Loan-words in Indonesian and Malay. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia.

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kol.

Noun

kol

1. arm, hand

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kol”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Lithuanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to kas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːl/

Conjunction

kõl

1. while, as long as (within or during the time that the second argument is still valid); (with negation) until

   leñk mẽdį, kõl jáunas - strike while the iron is hot (literally: bend the wood while it is young)

   Žmogùs gývas tõl, kõl gyvì prisiminìmai apiẽ jį̃. - A person is alive for as long as memories of him live on.

   Skaičiaũ, kõl neužmigaũ. - I read until I fell asleep.

2. (with future tense) when, after

   Àš tavę̃s pasiìlgsiu, kõl tù bū́si išvažiãvus. - I'll miss you when you've gone.

Derived terms

• kol kas

Related terms

• tol, šiol

Nawdm

Noun

kol d (plural kola ɦa)

1. river, watercourse

References

• Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎^[1], SIL International

Nihali

Noun

kol

1. woman

Further reading

• Shailendra Mohan, Noun morphology in Nihali and Korku

North Wahgi

Noun

kol

1. name

References

• Heather and Don Mc Lean, North Wahgi (Yu We) Organised Phonology Data (2005), p. 2

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kull

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą (“coal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːl/
• Homophone: kål

Noun

kol n (definite singular kolet, indefinite plural kol, definite plural kola or kolene)

1. form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by køl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔːl/

Noun

kol n (definite singular kolet, uncountable)

1. coal

Derived terms

• kolsyre
• kolgruve
• kolsvart

References

• “kol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kol, whence also Old English col, Old Norse kol.

Noun

kol n

1. coal

Descendants

• Middle High German: kol
  • Cimbrian: kholl
  • German: Kohle
  • Luxembourgish: Kuel
  • Yiddish: קויל (koyl)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• kul

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Noun

kol n pl

1. coal

Descendants

• Icelandic: kol
• Faroese: kol
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kol
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: kol
• Jamtish: kuł
• Old Swedish: kol, kul
  • Swedish: kol
• Danish: kul
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kull

References

• “kol”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Syllabification: kol

Verb

kol

1. second-person singular imperative of kłuć

   Synonym: kłuj

Further reading

• kol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ́ʋ/

Noun

kȍl m inan

1. stake

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kòl
gen. sing.	kôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kòl	kôla	kôli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kôla	kôlov	kôlov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kôlu	kôloma	kôlom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kòl	kôla	kôle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kôlu	kôlih	kôlih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kôlom	kôloma	kôli

Further reading

• “kol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Somali

Etymology 1

Noun

kol m

1. time

Etymology 2

Noun

kol m

1. growth

Swedish

Chemical element
C
Previous: bor (B)
Next: kväve (N)

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oːl
• Homophone: kål (in standard language and most dialects)

Noun

kol n

1. (uncountable) carbon
2. (uncountable) coal (either rock or charcoal)
3. (countable) a piece of coal

   ett glödande kol

   an ember

Declension

Declension of kol

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kol	kols
	definite	kolet	kolets
plural	indefinite	kol	kols
	definite	kolen	kolens

Related terms

• (carbon): kol-14-datering, kolcykel, koldioxid, kolhydrat, kolmonoxid / koloxid, kolsyra, kolväte
• (coal): brunkol, grillkol, kola, kolgruva, kolkraft, kolmila, kolsvart, stenkol, träkol

References

• kol in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kol in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• klo, lok

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English cold.

Adjective

kol

1. cold
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:8:

     Long apinun, taim ples i kol, tupela i harim God, Bikpela i wokabaut long dispela gaden, na tupela i hait namel long ol diwai.

     →New International Version translation

Etymology 2

From English call.

Adjective

kol

1. called

Related terms

• kolim

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɫ/, [ˈkʰo̞ʷɫ̟̊]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قول (qol, “arm, sleeve, branch”), from Proto-Turkic *kol (“upper arm”). Cognate to Old Uyghur qwl (qol, “arm”), Karakhanid قُولْ (qōl, “arm”).

Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

1. arm
   • 1997, “Şımarık”, performed by Tarkan:

     Takmış koluna elin adamını
     Beni orta yerimden çatlatıyor

     Taking some other guy by the arm
     She's tearing me in two

2. handle
3. branch
4. (military) troop; patrol; column

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kol
Definite accusative	kolu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kol	kollar
Definite accusative	kolu	kolları
Dative	kola	kollara
Locative	kolda	kollarda
Ablative	koldan	kollardan
Genitive	kolun	kolların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kolum kollarım 2nd singular kolun kolların 3rd singular kolu kolları 1st plural kolumuz kollarımız 2nd plural kolunuz kollarınız 3rd plural kolları kolları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kolumu kollarımı 2nd singular kolunu kollarını 3rd singular kolunu kollarını 1st plural kolumuzu kollarımızı 2nd plural kolunuzu kollarınızı 3rd plural kollarını kollarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular koluma kollarıma 2nd singular koluna kollarına 3rd singular koluna kollarına 1st plural kolumuza kollarımıza 2nd plural kolunuza kollarınıza 3rd plural kollarına kollarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kolumda kollarımda 2nd singular kolunda kollarında 3rd singular kolunda kollarında 1st plural kolumuzda kollarımızda 2nd plural kolunuzda kollarınızda 3rd plural kollarında kollarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kolumdan kollarımdan 2nd singular kolundan kollarından 3rd singular kolundan kollarından 1st plural kolumuzdan kollarımızdan 2nd plural kolunuzdan kollarınızdan 3rd plural kollarından kollarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kolumun kollarımın 2nd singular kolunun kollarının 3rd singular kolunun kollarının 1st plural kolumuzun kollarımızın 2nd plural kolunuzun kollarınızın 3rd plural kollarının kollarının

Related terms

• kol kanat
• kolaçan
• kolçak
• koldaş
• kollamak
• kollu
• kolluk
• kolordu
• kolsuz
• koltuk

 

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kol”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *kōl (“valley”).

Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

1. (dialectal) valley

Volapük

Preposition

kol

1. against