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kile

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kile¹

  • /kaɪl/

Sounds like chyle, kyle, Kyle · Rhymes with -aɪl

Where it comes from

From Middle English kile, kyle, kylle, from Old Norse kýli (“boil”), from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ, *kūlijǭ (“boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewl- (“vessel, bowl, ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, vault”). Cognate with Icelandic kýli (“wen, boil”), Swedish kula (“boil, bulge; pit”), Danish kule (“boil, bump; pit”), German Keule (“club”), German Kuhle (“hollow”), Dutch kuil (“pit, hole”). See also keel.

noun kiles

  1. An ulcer; sore.

Kile²

proper noun Kiles

  1. A surname.

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"kile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

kile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kile

Chicago

"kile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kile.

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@misc{kile_2026,
  title = {kile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}