kul

See also KUL, kül, kúl, and kůl

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *̊kull-, from Proto-Indo-European *kwel- 'to revolve, twist'. Occurs almost exclusively in prefixed form with për-. Probably related to ul.

Verb

kul (first-person singular past tense (për)kula, participle (për)kulur)

1. to bend, crouch, bow

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kol.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔl/, [kʰɔl]

Noun

kul n (singular definite kullet, plural indefinite kul)

1. coal

Inflection

    Inflection of kul

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	kul	kullet	kul	kullene
genitive	kuls	kullets	kuls	kullenes

Etymology 2

See kule.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kuːl/, [kʰuːˀl]

Verb

kul

1. imperative of kule

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Lojban

Rafsi

kul

1. rafsi of ckule.

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Norwegian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʉːɽ/, /kʉːl/, X-SAMPA: /k}:r`/, k}:l/
• Rhymes: -ʉːɽ, -ʉːl
• Rhymes: -ʉːɽ

Noun

kul m

1. bump (in the head or on a level surface)

Etymology 2

From English cool.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʉːl/, X-SAMPA: /k}:l/
• Rhymes: -ʉːl

Adjective

kul

1. cool (awesome)

Inflection

    Inflection of kul

Bokmål		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	kul	kule	Comparative	kulere	Superlative	kulest	kuleste
	Feminine singular	kul	kule
	Neuter singular	kult	kule
	Plural	kule	kule
Nynorsk		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	kul	kule	Comparative	kulare	Superlative	kulast	kulaste
	Feminine singular	kul	kule
	Neuter singular	kult	kule
	Plural	kule	kule

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʉːl/, X-SAMPA: /k}:l/
• Rhymes: -ʉːl

Verb

kul

1. imperative of kule

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English cool.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kûːl/

Adjective

kȗl (Cyrillic spelling ку̑л)

1. cool: popular, great, in fashion

   Taj frajer je zbilja kul! — That dude is really cool!

Adverb

kȗl (Cyrillic spelling ку̑л)

1. cool, in a cool manner

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Swedish

Etymology

Unclear origin. First seen in 1911.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

kul

1. fun, nice, enjoyable, amusing

Declension

No inflected forms. Sometimes kulig is used when inflected forms are needed.

Related terms

• jättekul
• kulig
• skitkul

See also

• kula
• rolig
• skoj

References

• Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic kul, from Proto-Turkic *Kul (“slave, servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkʊɫ/

Noun

kul

1. servant

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Yucatec Maya

Verb

kul (positional)

1. to sit