From the West-Flemish variant of Dutch kwel (“source, spring, wellhead”). Cognate with German Quelle (“source, spring, wellhead”).

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kelle f (plural kellen, diminutive kelletje n)

1. a lake or pool that remains on shore at low-tide

• zwemkelle

• IPA^(key): /ˈkelːe/

kelle

1. genitive singular of kes

• IPA^(key): /ˈkelːeˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞lːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːe
• Syllabification^(key): kel‧le
• Hyphenation^(key): kel‧le

From Proto-Finnic *keldeh, probably ultimately borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skelduz, or less likely from Baltic (compare Lithuanian ski̇̀ltis).

kelle

1. synonym of kelles (“split log”)

kelle

1. (interrogative, indefinite) allative singular of kuka / ken

• kenelle

Borrowed from Persian کله, ultimately from Proto Indo-European *kl̥H- (“bald”).

• IPA^(key): /cælːe/, [cʰæʎ̟ːɛ]
• Hyphenation: kel‧le

kelle (definite accusative kelleyi, plural kelleler)

1. (humorous) head

Resuhi Akdikmen (1992), “K”, in Pocket Turkish Dictionary, Berlin: Langenscheidt Publishers, page 596

Borrowed from Persian کله

• Hyphenation: kel‧le

kelle (definite accusative kelläni, plural kelleler)

1. head

   Synonym: baş

• “kelle” in Enedilim.com
• “kelle” in Webonary.org

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