# bol
## English
### Etymology

Clipping of bolognese

### Noun

bol (uncountable)
* (informal) bolognese

#### Derived terms

* spag bol

### Anagrams

* LBO, Lob, LOB, OBL, lob

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch bol, from Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔl/

### Noun

bol (plural bolle, diminutive bolletjie)
* A sphere; a ball.

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /boɫ/
* Audio (Baku):(file)

### Adjective

bol (comparative daha bol, superlative ən bol)
* abundant
    Antonym: qıt

#### Derived terms

* bolluq (“abundance”)

## Bislama
### Etymology 1

From English ball.

#### Noun

bol
* ball
* testicle

### Etymology 2

From English bolt.

#### Noun

bol
* bolt

### Etymology 3

From English bowl.

#### Noun

bol
* bowl

## Bolongan
### Etymology

Borrowed from English ball. Compare with Iban bol.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbol/

### Noun

bol
* ball

### Further reading

* Adul, M. Asfandi (1985) “bol”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bol, from English bowl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɔl]
* Rhymes: -ɔl
* Homophones: vol, volt

### Noun

bol m (plural bols)
* bowl

### Further reading

* “bol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “bol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “bol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbol]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь.

#### Noun

bol m inan
* (literary) grief, emotional pain

##### Related terms

* bolest
* bolet

#### Further reading

* “bol”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “bol”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “bol”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

bol
* second-person singular imperative of bolet

### Anagrams

* lob

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch bol, bolle, from Old Dutch *bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object or vessel, ball, bowl”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bol
* Rhymes: -ɔl

### Noun

bol m (plural bollen, diminutive bolletje n or bolleke n)
* a sphere; a ball, globe or bulb
* (figurative) a head; one's brains
* a scoop (of ice etc.)
* (mainly the diminutive) a large, round spot, a dot
* (heraldry) a roundel
    Synonym: koek
* (especially in the diminutive) a bun, a roll, a round piece of bread or pastry

#### Derived terms

* appelbol
* beschuitbol
* bloembol
* boldriehoek
* bolgewas
* bolhoed
* bolkaf
* bolleboos
* bollebuis
* bolleke
* bollenbaas
* bollendag
* bollenhuis
* bollenkweker
* bollenland
* bollenschuur
* bollenstreek
* bollenveld
* bollenzondag
* bolletjesslikker
* bolrond
* bolsector
* bolvlak
* bolvorm
* bolwassing
* bolwerk
* bolworm
* Bossche bol
* Italiaanse bol
* kaardenbol
* krentenbol
* krullebol
* mueslibol
* oliebol
* tulpenbol
* vetbol
* vuurbol
* wereldbol
* witbol

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: bol
* → Aukan: bolu
* → Papiamentu: bòl
* → Sranan Tongo: bòl, boru
** → Caribbean Javanese: bolu

#### See also

* bal
* cirkel

#### Further reading

* M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

### Adjective

bol (comparative boller, superlative bolst)
* convex; bulging
* chubby

#### Descendants

* → Papiamentu: bòl

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔl/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

First attested in the 18th century. Borrowed from English bowl. For the semantic development of sense 2 compare pot (“jar; (colloquial) luck”). Possibly a doublet of boule.

#### Noun

bol m (plural bols)
* bowl
    bol de porcelaine ― porcelain bowl
    bol de lait ― bowl of milk
* (colloquial) luck
    Il a toujours du bol. ― He's always lucky.

##### Derived terms

* avoir du bol
* bol alimentaire
* coup de bol
* coupe au bol
* en avoir ras le bol

##### Descendants

* → Catalan: bol
* → Greek: μπολ (bol)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French bol, from Old French bol, borrowed from Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”).

#### Noun

bol m (plural bols)
* bolus

### Further reading

* “bol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* lob

## Gallo
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

bol m (plural bols)
* bowl

## Garo
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bol/

### Noun

bol
* tree

#### Derived terms

* bolbijak
* bolgrim
* boltong

### References

* Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 137
* Mason, M.C. (1904) , English-Garo Dictionary, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India
* Garo-Hindi-English Learners' Dictionary, North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong

## Iban
### Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bul/

### Noun

bol
* ball

## Icelandic
### Noun

bol
* indefinite accusative singular of bolur
* indefinite dative singular of bolur

## Kokborok
### Etymology

Cognate with Garo bol (“tree, wood”).

### Noun

bol
* firewood

### References

* Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “bol”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎, Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 25

## Lolopo
### Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *ʔ-pa² (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꀞ (bat), Burmese -ဖ (-hpa.).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [po⁵⁵]

### Suffix

bol
* (Yao'an, of animals) male

#### See also

* por
* mo

## Lower Sorbian
### Verb

bol
* Superseded spelling of ból.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buːl/, (thick l) /buːɽ/
* (thick L) Homophone: bord

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse bolr and bulr.

#### Noun

bol m (definite singular bolen, indefinite plural bolar, definite plural bolane)
* a torso, trunk, a body without limbs
* (rare or dated) a tree trunk

##### Derived terms

* bolung m

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ból.

#### Noun

bol n (definite singular bolet, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)
* a hive

##### Derived terms

* kvefsebol

### Etymology 3

Ellipsis and clipping of anabole steroidar.

#### Noun

bol n (definite singular bolet, uncountable)
* (colloquial, slang) anabolic steroids

### Etymology 4

From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

#### Noun

bol n (definite singular bole, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)
* (dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of bord
** 1711, “Æg vil tæ Giæstebu gange”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 83:Siaa Bole dæ laga taa RætterSee the table made with dishes

### Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

bol
* imperative of bola

### References

* “bol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bol.

### Noun

bol n (plural boluri)
* bowl

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь. Cognate with Bulgarian бо́лка (bólka), Russian боль (bolʹ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bôːl/

### Noun

bȏl f or m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)
* pain, aching
    zadati bol ― to inflict pain

#### Derived terms

* bolan
* bolest
* bolestan
* bolnica
* bolničar
* bolničarka

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɔl]

### Participle

bol
* masculine singular l-participle of byť

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* boul
* bowl

### Etymology

Borrowed from English bowl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbol/ [ˈbol]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ol
* Syllabification: bol

### Noun

bol m (plural bols or boles)
* bowl
    Synonym: cuenco

#### Further reading

* “bol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “bol”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
* “bowl”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English balls.

### Noun

bol
* ball
* (anatomy) scrotum; testicle

#### Synonyms

* kiau

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بول (bol, “wide; too large, loose; abundant”), from Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”). First attested in 1312. Compare Kumyk мол (mol, “abundant, plentiful”), Kazakh мол (mol, “abundant, large”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

bol
* loose
* abundant

#### Antonyms

* kıt

#### Related terms

* bolca
* bol bol (“generously, enough to choke a horse (expr.) etc.”)
* bolluk (“abundancy, plenitude”)

### References

* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 407

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Middle Welsh boly, from Old Welsh bolg, from Proto-Brythonic *bolɣ, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos; cognate with Old Irish bolg, English belly. Doublet of ffôl (“foolish”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔl/
* Rhymes: -ɔl

### Noun

bol m (plural boliau)
* (North Wales) tummy, stomach
    Synonym: bola

#### Derived terms

* boliog (“corpulent, paunchy, swollen”)
* bolrwym (“constipated”)
* llond bol (“bellyful”)

#### Related terms

* stumog (“stomach”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies