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CZECH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kůl.

stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkuːl]
  1. stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood)

    inanimate · masculine
    kůl v plotě
  2. stake (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned)

    inanimate · masculine
  3. post supporting the net

    inanimate · masculine · slang
  4. pale

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Czech kól, from Proto-Slavic *kolъ. Probably connected with *kolti (“to chop”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kálˀtei, originally from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.

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