Kile

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaɪl/
• Rhymes: -aɪl
• Homophones: chyle, kyle, Kyle

Origin

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-, *gū- ("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").

Full definition of kile

Noun

1. An ulcer; sore.----