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

• “kulakk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.