kolf

kolf

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch kolf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-West Germanic *kolbō, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kolf (plural kolwe, diminutive kolfie)

1. bat; club; an object which becomes wider to the end
2. any of the bats or clubs used in various sports

Derived terms

• kolfbal
• krieketkolf

Verb

kolf (present kolf, present participle kolwende, past participle gekolf)

1. to bat; to hit with a bat
2. (intransitive) to take a turn at batting

Derived terms

• kolfbeurt
• kolfblad
• kolwer

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-West Germanic *kolbō, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”).[1]

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔlf

Noun

kolf f or m (plural kolven, diminutive kolfje n)

1. the blunt end of something
   1. rifle butt, stock
      • 2015, July 25, Edwin Ruis, "Nederlandse zoeaven in dienst van de paus", Historiek.

        De boomlange Hollander zou met de kolf van zijn geweer veertien Roodhemden hebben gedood, voordat zij hem neerstaken.

2. flask with a narrow neck and a wide base
3. ear of maize/corn

Derived terms

• geweerkolf
• maiskolf

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kolf
• → Indonesian: kolf

References

1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “kuklba(n)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309

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Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch kolf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-West Germanic *kolbō, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔlf]
• Hyphenation: kolf

Noun

kolf (first-person possessive kolfku, second-person possessive kolfmu, third-person possessive kolfnya)

1. flask, a unit for blood product.