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kolk¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch kolk.

noun kolks

  1. An underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind, capable of dislodging, picking up, and moving boulders.

kolk²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Low German Kolk, possibly via German Kolk. Cognate with Dutch kolk.

noun kolks

  1. A relatively small water-filled depression, especially in a bog: a bog pond, a bog eye, a bog kolk. […] bogs, but only around pools or kolks. The small-scale mosaic of hummocks and hollows so characteristic of the true raised bog is nowhere to be found on a wooded bog. The quaking bog community on the kolk edge, similar to that[…]

Kolk³

Where it comes from

From the Dutch and German surname, from Kolk (“bog, watering hole”) (see below).

proper noun Kolks

  1. A surname.

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

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

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@misc{kolk_2026,
  title = {kolk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kolk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}