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

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”).

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”, in Historiek:

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

        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

Derived terms

• geweerkolf
• maiskolf

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kolf
• → Indonesian: kolf

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.