"kohl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəʊl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɔʊl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koʊl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kohl.wav
Rhymes: -əʊl Etymology: From Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”). Doublet of alcohol and alcool. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|كُحْل||antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)}} Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”), {{doublet|en|alcohol|alcool}} Doublet of alcohol and alcool, {{root|en|ar|ك ح ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kohl (uncountable)
  1. A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: eyeliner, makeup, cosmetic Derived forms: kohl pencil Translations (makeup): ithmid (Albanian), στίβι (stíbi) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), στίμμι (stímmi) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), λάρβασον (lárbason) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), كُحْل (kuḥl) (Arabic), alcofoll (Catalan), އަނދުން (aⁿdun̊) (Dhivehi), kohl [masculine] (Dutch), kajaali (Finnish), Kajal [neuter] (German), כֹּחַל (kóẖal) [masculine] (Hebrew), सुरमा (surmā) [masculine] (Hindi), अंजन (añjan) [masculine] (Hindi), काजल (kājal) (Hindi), kil (Northern Kurdish), عصام (ʼısam) (Ottoman Turkish), سرمه (sorma) (Persian), kohl [masculine] (Polish), сурьма́ (surʹmá) [feminine] (Russian), кра́ска для век (kráska dlja vek) [feminine] (Russian), кайал (kajál) [masculine] (Russian), antimonita (Spanish), மை (mai) (Tamil), sürme (Turkish), rastık (Turkish), سرمہ (surma) [masculine] (Urdu), کاجل (kājal) [masculine] (Urdu), انجن (anjan) [masculine] (Urdu), tìróò (Yoruba)
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Verb

IPA: /kəʊl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɔʊl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koʊl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kohl.wav Forms: kohls [present, singular, third-person], kohling [participle, present], kohled [participle, past], kohled [past]
Rhymes: -əʊl Etymology: From Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”). Doublet of alcohol and alcool. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|كُحْل||antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)}} Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”), {{doublet|en|alcohol|alcool}} Doublet of alcohol and alcool, {{root|en|ar|ك ح ل}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} kohl (third-person singular simple present kohls, present participle kohling, simple past and past participle kohled)
  1. (transitive) To decorate one's eyes with kohl. Tags: transitive Related terms: kohl rabi (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-kohl-en-verb-KKZoqMPw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "makeup",
      "word": "kajaali"
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      "sense": "makeup",
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      "sense": "makeup",
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      "word": "כֹּחַל"
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      "sense": "makeup",
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      "word": "अंजन"
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      "code": "kmr",
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      "word": "kil"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "sorma",
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      "word": "сурьма́"
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      "roman": "kráska dlja vek",
      "sense": "makeup",
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      "word": "кра́ска для век"
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      "roman": "mai",
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      "word": "மை"
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      "roman": "ʼısam",
      "sense": "makeup",
      "word": "عصام"
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      "sense": "makeup",
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      "word": "انجن"
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      "lang_code": "yo",
      "sense": "makeup",
      "word": "tìróò"
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      "form": "kohling",
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      "word": "kohl rabi"
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