English

Noun

Kol ‎(plural Kols)

1. A member of the Munda, Ho, or Oraon tribes of eastern India.

Synonyms

• Kolarian

Cornish

Noun

kol

1. Hard mutation of gol.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology 1

Noun

kol f ‎(plural kollen, diminutive kolletje n)

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

Synonyms

• (witch): toverkol, heks

Adjective

kol ‎(comparative koller, superlative kolst)

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

Inflection

Etymology 2

Noun

kol m ‎(plural kollen, diminutive kolletje n)

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

Synonyms

• bles

Anagrams

• lok

Finnish

Numeral

kol

1. (colloquial) three

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• kolme

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

  Homophones: Kol

Noun

kol n ‎(genitive singular kols, nominative plural kol)

1. (usually in the plural) coal
2. (in compounds) carbon (chemical element)

Declension

Derived terms

• kolefni
• kolkrabbi
• kolvetni

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kool ‎(“coal”).

Noun

kol

1. coal

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

Lojban

Rafsi

kol

1. rafsi of kolme.

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/ (example of pronunciation)

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-Germanic *kulą, whence also Old English col, Old Norse kol. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- ‎(“to burn, shine”).

Noun

kol n

1. coal

Descendants

• Middle High German: kol
  • German: Kohle

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

kol n pl

1. coal

Descendants

• Danish: kul
• Icelandic: kol
• Norwegian: kol, kull (Bokmål)
• Swedish: kol

References

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːl/
• Homophone: kål

Noun

kol n

1. (uncountable) carbon
2. (uncountable) coal
3. (countable) a piece of coal

Declension

Related terms

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

Anagrams

• lok

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

English cold

Adjective

kol

1. cold
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:8 (translation here):

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

Etymology 2

English call

Adjective

kol

1. called

Related terms

• kolim

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): koɫ

Etymology 1

From Old Turkic [script needed] ‎(kol), from Proto-Turkic *Kol.

Noun

kol ‎(definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

1. arm
2. handle
3. branch

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *Kōl ‎(“valley”).

Noun

kol ‎(definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

1. (dialectal) valley

Declension

Volapük

Preposition

kol

1. against