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# kerak bumi
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Compound of kerak (“crust”) +‎ bumi (“Earth”).

### Noun

kerak bumi (uncountable)
* (geology) Earth's crust: the thick outer shell of rock, referring to less than one percent of the planet's radius and volume

### Further reading

* “kerak bumi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# 变欧
## Chinese

* For pronunciation and definitions of 变欧 – see 變歐 (“to become lucky”). (This term is the simplified form of 變歐).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
# keron
## Esperanto
### Noun

keron
* accusative singular of kero

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch kroon (“crown”), from Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch corōna, from Latin corōna. Doublet of korona.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kəˈrɔn]
* Hyphenation: kê‧ron

### Noun

kêron (plural keron-keron)
* (colloquial) crown
    Synonym: mahkota

#### Alternative forms

* kerun

### Further reading

* “keron” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kernet
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch kornet (“cornet (military officer)”), from French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kərˈnɛt̚/
* Hyphenation: kêr‧nèt

### Noun

kêrnèt (plural kernet-kernet)
* conductor, a person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers
    Synonym: kenek

### Further reading

* “kernet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kerosin
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch kerosine (“kerosene”), from English kerosene.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /keˈrosɪn/
* Hyphenation: ké‧ro‧sin

### Noun

kérosin (plural kerosin-kerosin)
* kerosene
    Synonyms: avtur, minyak tanah, minyak patra
    Hypernym: minyak bumi

#### Alternative forms

* kerosena (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

### Further reading

* “kerosin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* kerusin

### Etymology

Borrowed from English kerosene.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkeɾosin/ [ˌkɛː.ɾoˈsin̪]
* Rhymes: -eɾosin
* Syllabification: ke‧ro‧sin

### Noun

kérosín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜇᜓᜐᜒᜈ᜔)
* kerosene
    Synonyms: gaas, petrolyo

#### See also

* gas

### Further reading

* “kerosin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
# kertas abrasif
## Indonesian
### Noun

kertas abrasif (plural kertas-kertas abrasif)
* abrasive paper: an abrasive material made by gluing grains of a coarse abrasive to a cloth or paper surface

#### Synonyms

* kertas lelas (Standard Malay)
# kers
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From dialectal Dutch kers (“candle”), variant of kaars, from Middle Dutch kerse. The Dutch development -er- → -aar- before a dental consonant is absent in a number of Afrikaans words (compare lantern, perd, stert, werd).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kers (plural kerse, diminutive kersie)
* candle

#### Usage notes

* The diminutive kersie is the same as the noun kersie (“cherry”); it is avoided unless the context is clear.

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɛrs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kers
* Rhymes: -ɛrs

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch kerse, ultimately from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

#### Noun

kers f (plural kersen, diminutive kersje n)
* a cherry tree, one of certain trees of the genus Prunus, especially the subgenus Cerasus
* a cherry, a stone fruit of a cherry tree

##### Hypernyms

* (cherry fruit): steenfruit, steenvrucht

##### Derived terms

* kersenbloesem
* kersenbonbon
* kersenboom
* kersendief
* kersenhout
* kersenjam
* kersenpit
* kersenrood
* kersensap
* kersentaart
* kersenvlaai
* kersrood
* meikers

##### Descendants

* ⇒ Afrikaans: kersie (from the diminutive form)
* Negerhollands: kirsch
* → Caribbean Hindustani: kers
* → Malay: kersen (from the plural form)
** Indonesian: kers, kersen
* → Sranan Tongo: kersi
** → Caribbean Hindustani: kersi
** → Caribbean Javanese: kèrsi
* → West Frisian: kers

### Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch kerse, kersse, from Old Dutch *kersa, *kressa, from Proto-West Germanic *karsjā, *krassjā, from Proto-Germanic *krasjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gras-. Cognates include Sanskrit ग्रसति (grasati); related to English cress, German Kresse.

#### Noun

kers f (uncountable)
* cress: a term used of various plants, chiefly but not solely of the family Brassicaceae (crucifers), particularly of the genus Rorippa

##### Derived terms

* akkerkers
* kruidkers
* moeraskers
* Oost-Indische kers
* Oostenrijkse kers
* peperkers
* tuinkers
* waterkers
* wolfskers
* zinkboerenkers

## Icelandic
### Noun

kers
* indefinite genitive singular of ker

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɛrs/
* Hyphenation: kèrs

### Noun

kèrs (uncountable)
* (dated) Alternative form of kersen (“cherry”)

#### Synonyms

* ceri, seri
* kers

## West Frisian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kers c (plural kersen, diminutive kerske)
* (Clay) cherry

#### Alternative forms

* kjers (Wood)

#### Further reading

* “kers (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
# kertas saring
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Compound of kertas (“paper”) +‎ saring (“filter”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kərˈtas ˈsarɪŋ/

### Noun

kertas saring (plural kertas-kertas saring)
* filter paper
    Synonym: kertas turas (Standard Malay)

### Further reading

* “kertas saring” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kesengajaan
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Affixed sengaja +‎ ke- -an. Semantic loan from Dutch opzet for civil law sense.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kəsəŋaˈd͡ʒaan/
* Rhymes: -an, -n
* Hyphenation: kê‧sê‧nga‧ja‧an

### Noun

kêsêngajaan (plural kesengajaan-kesengajaan)
* intentionality
* (civil law) intention

### Further reading

* “kesengajaan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kesepadanan
## Indonesian
### Etymology

sepadan +‎ ke- -an.

### Noun

kesepadanan (plural kesepadanan-kesepadanan)
* equivalence
* parity
    Synonym: paritas
# keseragaman
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Affixed ragam +‎ ke- -an +‎ se-

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kə.sə.ra.ˈɡam.an/
* Rhymes: -an
* Hyphenation: kê‧sê‧ra‧gam‧an

### Noun

kêsêragaman (plural keseragaman-keseragaman)
* uniformity

#### Synonyms

* kesamaan (Standard Malay)

### Further reading

* “keseragaman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kesyahbandaran
## Indonesian
### Etymology

syahbandar +‎ ke- -an.

### Noun

kesyahbandaran (plural kesyahbandaran-kesyahbandaran)
* (nautical) the office of syahbandar (“harbormaster (US), harbourmaster (UK)”)
# keterbandingan
## Indonesian
### Etymology

banding +‎ keter- -an.

### Noun

keterbandingan
* comparability
    Synonym: komparabilitas
# keterpindaian
## Indonesian
### Etymology

pindai +‎ keter- -an.

### Noun

keterpindaian
* scannability
# ketersediaan hayati
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Compound of ketersediaan +‎ hayati.

### Noun

ketersediaan hayati (uncountable)
* (biology, nutrition, medicine, pharmacology) bioavailability

#### Synonyms

* bioavailabiliti (Standard Malay)
* bioavailabilitas
* bioketersediaan (Standard Malay)
* biokeperolehan (Standard Malay)
# keterserakan
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From terserak +‎ ke- -an.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /kətərseˈrakan/ [kə.t̪ər.seˈra.kan]
* Rhymes: -akan
* Syllabification: ke‧ter‧se‧ra‧kan

### Noun

kêtêrsérakan (uncountable)
* Synonym of keberserakan (“scatteredness”)
# kewiraan
## Indonesian
### Etymology

wira +‎ ke- -an

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kəwiraan]
* Hyphenation: ke‧wi‧ra‧an

### Noun

kewiraan (uncountable)
* (military) national resilience
* (military) military resilience
* (education, dated) soldiership, a militaristic civic education subject
* (education) civics
    Synonym: kewarganegaraan

### Further reading

* “kewiraan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

wira (“hero”) +‎ ke- -an

### Pronunciation

IPA: [kəwiraʔan]

### Noun

kewiraan (Jawi spelling کويراءن, plural kewiraan-kewiraan, informal 1st possessive kewiraanku, 2nd possessive kewiraanmu, 3rd possessive kewiraannya)
* heroism
    Synonym: heroisme

### Further reading

* “kewiraan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
# khanjar
## English
### Etymology

From Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar). Doublet of kindjal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkand͡ʒə/

### Noun

khanjar (plural khanjars)
* A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.
** 2003, Carl S Raswan, Black Tents of Arabia, Xlibris, page 6:The small khanjar is a curved dagger, and it was with this very one Nuri had killed in single combat a minor chieftain of the Muntefiq.

#### Translations
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈxand͡ʒar/ [ˈxan.d͡ʒar]
* Rhymes: -and͡ʒar
* Syllabification: khan‧jar

### Noun

khanjar (plural khanjar-khanjar)
* khanjar
    Hyponym: golok

#### Alternative forms

* kanjar

### Further reading

* “khanjar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Portuguese
### Noun

khanjar m or f (plural khanjares)
* Alternative form of canjar
# kibbutz
## English
### Etymology

From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɪˈbʊts/, /kɪˈbuːts/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ʊts, -uːts

### Noun

kibbutz (plural kibbutzim or kibbutzes)
* A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

#### Derived terms

* kibbutznik

#### Translations
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the root קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”).

### Noun

kibbutz (uncountable)
* kibbutz: a community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations

### Further reading

* “kibbutz” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Portuguese
### Noun

kibbutz m (plural kibbutzim or (less common) kibbutz)
* Alternative spelling of kibutz

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French kibboutz.

### Noun

kibbutz n (plural kibbutzuri)
* kibbutz

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Noun

kibbutz m (plural kibbutz)
* kibbutz
# kimas
## Indonesian
### Noun

kimas (uncountable)
* (military) short for kompi markas staf (“staff headquarter company”).
# kimci
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Korean 김치 (gimchi), derived from Korean 침채 (chimchae), from semantic loan of 沈菜 (“soaked vegetables”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɪm.t͡ʃi]
* Hyphenation: kim‧ci

### Noun

kimci
* (cooking) kimchi, a Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation

### Further reading

* “kimci” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* kimci on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{id}$

## Malay
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Korean 김치 (gimchi), derived from Korean 침채 (chimchae).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɪm.t͡ʃi]
* Hyphenation: kim‧ci

### Noun

kimci
* (cooking) kimchi, a Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.

### Further reading

* “kimci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
# kisaran
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /kiˈsaran/ [kiˈsa.ran]
* Rhymes: -aran
* Syllabification: ki‧sa‧ran

### Etymology 1

Affixed kisar +‎ -an.

#### Noun

kisaran (plural kisaran-kisaran)
* revolution
* rotation
* miller: milling machine
* range
** (mathematics) the set of values (points) which a function can obtain
    Synonym: domain
** (statistics) the length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample

### Etymology 2

Affixed kisar +‎ -an.

#### Noun

kisaran (plural kisaran-kisaran)
* the offspring of domestic chickens with partridges

### Further reading

* “kisaran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# klasis
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch classis, from Latin classis. Doublet of kelas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkla.sɪs]
* Hyphenation: kla‧sis

### Noun

klasis (plural klasis-klasis)
* (Protestantism) a supracongregational, regional executive body, intermediate in size or rank between the consistory of an individual congregation and a provincial synod

#### Related terms

* kelas
* klasemen
* klasik
* klasikal

### Further reading

* “klasis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# klinisi
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch clinici, plural form of clinicus, from Latin clinicus, from Ancient Greek κλῑνικός (klīnikós), from κλῑ́νη (klī́nē, “the bed”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kliˈnisi]
* Hyphenation: kli‧ni‧si

### Noun

klinisi (plural klinisi-klinisi)
* (medicine, healthcare) clinician

#### Related terms

* klinik
* klinis

### Further reading

* “klinisi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kluster
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From English cluster, from Middle English cluster, from Old English cluster, clyster (“cluster, bunch, branch”), from Proto-Germanic *klus-, *klas- (“to clump, lump together”) + *-þrą (instrumental suffix). Attested before 1973.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈklʊstər]

### Noun

kluster (plural)
* alternative spelling of klaster (“cluster”)

### Further reading

* “kluster” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From English cluster, from Middle English cluster, from Old English cluster, clyster (“cluster, bunch, branch”), from Proto-Germanic *klus-, *klas- (“to clump, lump together”) + *-þrą (instrumental suffix).

### Pronunciation

* (English-based) IPA: [klas.tə(r)]
* (Baku) IPA: [klus.tə(r)]
* Rhymes: -tər, -ər
* Hyphenation: klus‧ter

### Noun

kluster (Jawi spelling کلوستر)
* A cluster:
    Synonyms: gugusan, kelompok
** (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
** (computing) A group of computers that work together.
** (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).

### Further reading

* “kluster” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From English cluster.

### Noun

kluster n
* cluster

#### Derived terms

* klusterbomb
* serverkluster

### Anagrams

* lukters
# KMB
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈɛmbe/

### Proper noun

KMB
* Initialism of Konferensi Meja Bundar (literally “Roundtable Conference”).

### Noun

KMB (uncountable)
* Initialism of kelayakan menggunakan bangunan.
# koagulasi
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch coagulatie, from Middle French coagulation, from Latin coagulatio, coagulationem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koaɡuˈlasi]
* Hyphenation: ko‧a‧gu‧la‧si
* Rhymes: -si, -i

### Noun

koagulasi (uncountable)
* coagulation:
** the precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)
** (hematology) the process by which blood forms solid clots
** similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu)

#### Derived terms

* mengoagulasi

### Further reading

* “koagulasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kobak
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkobaʔ/
* Hyphenation: ko‧bak
* Rhymes: -bak, -ak, -k

### Etymology 1

From Betawi [Term?], from Sundanese [Term?], from Portuguese [Term?].

#### Noun

kobak (plural kobak-kobak)
* gambling game in which money is thrown into a small hole in the ground

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

kobak
* alternative spelling of kubak (“to peel”)

### Further reading

* “kobak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# koalisi gemuk
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Compound of koalisi (“coalition”) +‎ gemuk (“fat”).

### Noun

koalisi gemuk (uncountable)
* (politics) a coalition containing many parties

### Further reading

* “koalisi gemuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kober
## Cornish
### Noun

kober m
* copper

#### Derived terms

* kobrek (“copper-coloured”)

### References

* Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
* Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 221

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkobər]
* Hyphenation: ko‧bêr

#### Noun

kober (plural)
* (acronym) Acronym of kelompok bermain (“playgroup”).

##### Synonyms

* KB

### Etymology 2

From Betawi kober. Doublet of kubur.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkober]
* Hyphenation: ko‧bér

#### Noun

kober (plural)
* tomb, grave
* graveyard

##### Synonyms

* kubur
* makam
* pekuburan

### Further reading

* “kober” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# kolaps
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From English collapse.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkolaps]
* Hyphenation: ko‧laps

### Verb

kolaps
* (colloquial) to collapse, to fall down suddenly
    Synonyms: jatuh, roboh
* (colloquial) to collapse, to faint
    Synonym: pingsan

### Further reading

* “kolaps” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* kollaps

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔ.laps/
* Rhymes: -ɔlaps
* Syllabification: ko‧laps

### Noun

kolaps m inan
* (astrophysics) gravitational collapse
* (pathology) collapse (sudden and often unannounced loss of postural tone)
    Synonym: zapaść

#### Declension
### Further reading

* kolaps in Polish dictionaries at PWN
# koleksi
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch collectie, from Middle French collection, from Latin collēctiō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koˈlɛksi]
* Hyphenation: ko‧lèk‧si

### Noun

koleksi (plural koleksi-koleksi)
* collection

#### Affixed terms

* berkoleksi
* mengoleksi

#### Related terms

* kolekte
* kolektif
* kolektivisasi
* kolektivisme
* kolektivitas
* rekoleksi

### Further reading

* “koleksi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# 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

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kolf (plural kolwe, diminutive kolfie)
* bat; club; an object which becomes wider to the end
* any of the bats or clubs used in various sports

#### Derived terms

* kolfbal
* krieketkolf

### Verb

kolf (present kolf, present participle kolwende, past participle gekolf)
* to bat; to hit with a bat
* (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

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔlf

### Noun

kolf f or m (plural kolven, diminutive kolfje n)
* the blunt end of something
** 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)
* flask with a narrow neck and a wide base
* ear of maize/corn
* spadix

#### Derived terms

* geweerkolf
* maiskolf

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: kolf
* → West Frisian: kolf
* → Indonesian: kolf

### References

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

## 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: [ˈkɔlf]
* Hyphenation: kolf

### Noun

kolf (plural kolf-kolf)
* flask, a unit for blood product