kulunkatu

Basque

Etymology

From kulunka (“oscillation”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kulunkatu/ [ku.luŋ.ka.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ku‧lun‧ka‧tu

Verb

kulunkatu da/du (imperfect participle kulunkatzen, future participle kulunkatuko, short form kulunka, verbal noun kulunkatze)

  1. to rock (to move gently back and forth)

Further reading

  • “kulunkatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “kulunkatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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