kulak

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Quotations 1.4 References 2 Turkish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Russian кулак (kulák), “‘fist’”). Recognized in English in 1877.

[edit] Noun

kulak (plural kulaks)

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

[edit] Usage notes

During Soviet state collectivization of farming in the 1920s–30s the label kulak, implying “tight-fisted”, was applied pejoratively to attack land-owning peasants in general.

[edit] Translations

• Hungarian: kulák hu(hu)
• Russian: кулак ru(ru) (kulák) m.
• Ukrainian: куркуль uk(uk) (kurkúl’) m.

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] References

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition 1997

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

kulak

1. ear

[edit] Declension