See also: kołom and колом

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch colomme, from Old French columne, from Latin columna (a column, pillar, post), originally a collateral form of columen, contraction culmen (a pillar, top, crown, summit). Doublet of column and colonne.

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Noun

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kolom f (plural kolommen, diminutive kolommetje n)

  1. (architecture) column
    Synonym: zuil
  2. column, i.e. vertical line of entries in a table
    Antonym: rij
  3. (typography) column, i.e. vertical body of text

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kolom
  • Papiamentu: kolòm

Garo

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Etymology

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From Bengali কলম (kolom).

Noun

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kolom

  1. pen

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch kolom, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French columne, from Latin columna (a column, pillar, post), originally a collateral form of columen, contraction culmen (a pillar, top, crown, summit). Doublet of kolone.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkolɔm]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧lom

Noun

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kolom (first-person possessive kolomku, second-person possessive kolommu, third-person possessive kolomnya)

  1. column:
    1. a vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
    2. (printing) a body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.
      1. a unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
      2. a recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme.
    3. (architecture) a solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

Synonyms

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  • (vertical line of table): lajur
  • (recurring feature in a periodical): kolum (Standard Malay)
  • (solid upright structure): pilar
  • (solid upright structure): tiang

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Polish

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Noun

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kolom f

  1. dative plural of kola