Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kile

/kaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: kile
IPA: /kaɪl/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ulcer; sore.

name

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: kile, kýli, *kūlǭ, *gewl-, *gew-

Inflected Forms

kiles (plural)

Homonyms

chyle kyle

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kile?: The recorded pronunciation is /kaɪl/.
What does kile mean?: An ulcer; sore.
Where does kile come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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