Kulak

See also: kulak, kulák, kułak, Kułak, and külək

English

Proper noun

Kulak (plural Kulaks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kulak is the 25187^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 984 individuals. Kulak is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Kukla, Kulka

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кула́к (kulák, “wealthy farmer”, literally “fist”). The Russian word probably comes from Turkic *kulak, with the same meaning, from *kul (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ku‧lak

Noun

Kulak m (weak, genitive Kulaken, plural Kulaken, feminine Kulakin)

1. (historical, usually derogatory) kulak

Declension

Declension of Kulak [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kulak	die	Kulaken
genitive	eines	des	Kulaken	der	Kulaken
dative	einem	dem	Kulaken	den	Kulaken
accusative	einen	den	Kulaken	die	Kulaken

Further reading

• “Kulak” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kulak” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Kulak” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kulak” in Duden online