kulunkatu

Basque

Etymology

From kulunka (“oscillation”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kulunkatu/ [ku.luŋ.ka.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu
• 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], Euskaltzaindia
• “kulunkatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005