golf

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣɔlf/, /ɣɔlf/

noun
Definitions
  • wave
  • (physics) wave
  • (geography) gulf

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch gelve inherited from Proto-Germanic *gelbaną derived from Latin colfus derived from Ancient Greek κόλπος (bosom, gulf, bay, creek, hollow, any hollow space, womb).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κόλπος

Gloss

bosom, gulf, bay, creek, hollow, any hollow space, womb

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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