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kolek

kolek is the alternative form of kolae.

Meaning of kolae

Noun

kolae (plural kolaes)

  1. A traditional coastal fishing boat used in parts of Thailand and Malaysia.

Proper noun capitalized: Kolek

Kolek (plural Koleks)

  1. A surname.

Forms of kolek

Noun
pluralkoleks
Proper noun
pluralKoleks

Origin of kolek

Borrowed from Czech Kolek, Polish Kolek, or Polish Kołek, all pet forms of Mikołaj. The Polish surname is also derived from kołek (“peg”).

Questions about kolek

What does kolek mean?
Kolek means a surname.
What is kolek the alternative form of?
Kolek is the alternative form of kolae.
What part of speech is kolek?
Kolek is a proper noun.

Words near kolek in the dictionary

  1. Kolding Fjord
  2. kolduny
  3. Kole
  4. kolea
  5. koleas
  6. kolek
  7. koleks
  8. kolel
  9. kolelim
  10. kolels
  11. kolenang

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: kolek (page history and authors); Kolek (page history and authors); kolae (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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