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kol.

cabbage

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkol/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkɔl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. cabbage

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈkol/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkɔl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to calculate, to estimate, to check

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkol/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkɔl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. col a dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

  2. col a pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English col, from French col, from Latin collum (“neck”).

noun/ˈkol/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkɔl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. coal

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈkol/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkɔl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. front-engine minibus or pickup

Where this word comes from

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

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