kulakk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (non-standard since 2005) kulak

Etymology

From Russian кула́к (kulák, “fist; tight-fisted person”).

Noun

kulakk m (definite singular kulakken, indefinite plural kulakkar, definite plural kulakkane)

  1. (historical, derogatory) a kulak (prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers).

References

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