kułak
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈwak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uwak
- Syllabification: ku‧łak
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian кула́к (kulák, “wealthy farmer”) (literally, "fist"). The Russian word probably comes from Turkic, with the same meaning, from *kul (“hand”).
Noun
kułak m pers (diminutive kułaczek, feminine kułaczka)
- (historical, usually derogatory) kulak (wealthy peasant who owned land and hired workers; in Poland the term became more widespread during the 1950s)
Declension
Declension of kułak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kułak | kułacy |
| genitive | kułaka | kułaków |
| dative | kułakowi | kułakom |
| accusative | kułaka | kułaków |
| instrumental | kułakiem | kułakami |
| locative | kułaku | kułakach |
| vocative | kułaku | kułacy |
Derived terms
adjective
- kułacki
noun
- kułactwo
verbs
- kułaczeć
- kułaczyć
Declension
Derived terms
verb
- kułakować
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