overwordExplorer
NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kule.

a sphere; a regularly rounded or ball-shaped solid

4 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʉː.lə/
  1. a sphere; a regularly rounded or ball-shaped solid a solid bounded by a surface whose points are all equally distant from its centre

    feminine · masculine
  2. a sphere; a regularly rounded or ball-shaped solid a ball-shaped object made for a particular purpose

    feminine · masculine
  3. a sphere; a regularly rounded or ball-shaped solid shot put; the athletic event or the heavy metal ball used in it

    feminine · masculine
  4. a sphere; a regularly rounded or ball-shaped solid a globe or celestial body

    feminine · masculine
  5. a sphere; a regularly rounded or ball-shaped solid a ball

    feminine · masculine · slang
  6. a bullet or other rounded or pointed projectile fired from a weapon

    feminine · masculine
  7. a circular depression cut into the surface of polished glass

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Kugel (“ball, sphere; bullet”), from Middle High German kugel (“ball, sphere”). The further origin of the German word is uncertain; it may be related to Middle Dutch coghele (“ball, bullet”) and ultimately reflect Proto-West Germanic *kugulā (“ball, swelling”). Compare Dutch kogel (“ball, sphere; bullet”), West Frisian kûgel (“bullet”), Luxembourgish Kugel (“ball, bullet”), and Danish kugle (“ball, sphere; bullet”). Also compare kula (“ball, sphere; bullet”), an inherited Old Norse word whose spherical senses were influenced by Middle Low German and German.

verb/ˈkʉː.lə/
  1. to calm, soothe, or reduce the intensity or activity of something

    colloquial
  2. to relax, take it easy, or enjoy oneself

    slang
  3. to postpone, delay, or leave something waiting

    slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English cool (“to calm, cool down; relax”), ultimately from the adjective cool (“calm, composed”). Compare kul (“cool, fun; calm, composed”).

noun/ˈkʉː.lə/
  1. a large excavated pit, hollow, or depression in the ground a pit or earth-covered mound used to store root vegetables; a storage clamp

    archaic · feminine · masculine
  2. a large excavated pit, hollow, or depression in the ground a pit in which wild animals are confined

    archaic · feminine · masculine
  3. a large excavated pit, hollow, or depression in the ground a cave or den inhabited by animals or people

    archaic · feminine · masculine
  4. a depression or hollow in the body or a body part

    archaic · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German kūle (“pit, hollow”), from the same Germanic word family as Old Norse kúla (“swelling, bump; hollow”) and the noun under Etymology 2. Compare Danish kule (“pit”), German Kuhle (“hollow, pit”), and Dutch kuil (“pit, hole”).

verb/ˈkʉː.lə/
  1. to form something into a ball or balls

    rare
Where this word comes from

From the noun kule (“ball, sphere”).

verb/ˈkʉː.lə/
  1. to place or bury root vegetables for storage in a pit or earth-covered clamp

Where this word comes from

From the noun kule (“storage pit or clamp”).

noun/ˈkʉː.lə/
  1. a circle, company, or group of people or other living beings

    colloquial · feminine · masculine
  2. a bout, spell, fit, or episode

    colloquial · feminine · figuratively · masculine
  3. a bout, spell, fit, or episode a round or individual game in cards or another game

    colloquial · feminine · figuratively · masculine
  4. a bout, spell, fit, or episode an unexpectedly successful catch, deal, or acquisition; a lucky break

    colloquial · feminine · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse kúla (“swelling, bump”), from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ (“lump, swelling”). The figurative senses developed through the ideas of a rounded mass, a gathered group, and a bounded occurrence or spell. Compare Danish kule (“pit”), Swedish kula (“bump, ball”), German Kuhle (“hollow, pit”), and Dutch kuil (“pit, hole”).

verb/ˈkʉː.lə/
  1. to blow briskly or strongly

    often
Where this word comes from

Derived from Old Norse kul (“gale, wind”). Compare kuling (“gale”) and kald (“cold”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

kule has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

kule studiokule workshello, kule

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.