kułak

See also: kulak, kulák, Kulak, and Kułak

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈwak/
  • (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)

  1. (historical, usually derogatory) kulak (wealthy peasant who owned land and hired workers; in Poland the term became more widespread during the 1950s)
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
  • kułacki
noun
  • kułactwo
verbs
  • kułaczeć
  • kułaczyć

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ukrainian кула́к (kulák).

Noun

kułak m inan

  1. (dated) tightly-clenched fist
  2. (dated) punch
Declension
Derived terms
verb
  • kułakować

Further reading

  • kułak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kułak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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