bol

Etymology

Clipping of bolognese

Noun

bol (uncountable)

1. (informal) bolognese

Anagrams

• LBO, Lob, LOB, OBL, lob

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^(key): /bɔl/

Noun

bol (plural bolle, diminutive bolletjie)

1. A sphere; a ball.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɫ/

• Audio (Baku):

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Adjective

bol (comparative daha bol, superlative ən bol)

1. abundant

   Antonym: qıt

Etymology 1

From English ball.

Etymology 2

From English bolt.

Etymology 3

From English bowl.

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball. Compare with Iban bol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbol/

Noun

bol

1. ball

Further reading

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

Etymology

Borrowed from French bol, from English bowl.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbol]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolь.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Anagrams

• lob

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^(key): /bɔl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

bol m (plural bollen, diminutive bolletje n or bolleke n)

1. a sphere; a ball, globe or bulb
2. (figurative) a head; one's brains
3. a scoop (of ice etc.)
4. (mainly the diminutive) a large, round spot, a dot
5. (heraldry) a roundel

   Synonym: koek

6. (especially in the diminutive) a bun, a roll, a round piece of bread or pastry

Adjective

bol (comparative boller, superlative bolst)

1. convex; bulging
2. chubby

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔl/

• Audio:

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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.

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”).

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lob

Etymology

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

Noun

bol m (plural bols)

1. bowl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bol/

Noun

bol

1. tree

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

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bul/

Noun

bol

1. ball

Noun

bol

1. indefinite accusative singular of bolur
2. indefinite dative singular of bolur

Etymology

Cognate with Garo bol (“tree, wood”).

Noun

bol

1. firewood

References

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [po⁵⁵]

Suffix

bol

1. (Yao'an, of animals) male

Verb

bol

1. Superseded spelling of ból.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːl/, (thick l) /buːɽ/
• (thick L) Homophone: bord

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bolr and bulr.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ból.

Etymology 3

Ellipsis and clipping of anabole steroidar.

Etymology 4

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

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

References

• “bol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from French bol.

Noun

bol n (plural boluri)

1. bowl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːl/

Noun

bȏl f or m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑л)

1. pain, aching

   zadati bol ― to inflict pain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔl]

Participle

bol

1. masculine singular l-participle of byť

Alternative forms

• boul
• bowl

Etymology

Borrowed from English bowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbol/ [ˈbol]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: bol

Noun

bol m (plural bols or boles)

1. bowl

   Synonym: cuenco

Etymology

From English balls.

Noun

bol

1. ball
2. (anatomy) scrotum; testicle

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:

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Adjective

bol

1. loose
2. abundant

References

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

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^(key): /bɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

bol m (plural boliau)

1. (North Wales) tummy, stomach

   Synonym: bola

Mutation

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