geluk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch geluk, from Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic (as a word of native origin). Compare English luck, West Frisian gelok, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), Norwegian Nynorsk lukke, Swedish lycka, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χəˈlœk/

Noun

geluk (uncountable)

1. luck, good luck
2. happiness

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic (as a word of native origin). More at German Glück (“joy, bliss, luck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈlʏk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ge‧luk
• Rhymes: -ʏk

Noun

geluk n (plural gelukken, diminutive gelukje n)

1. luck, good luck
2. happiness

Derived terms

• beginnersgeluk
• gelukkig
• geluksbrenger
• geluksdag
• gelukskoekje
• geluksvogel
• gelukwens
• gelukzoeker
• ongeluk
• slaapkamergeluk

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: geluk
• Negerhollands: geluk, gluk, glek, glik
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: guck (dated)
• → Caribbean Javanese: khelig
• → Saramaccan: koloku
• → Sranan Tongo: koloku
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kolku
  • → Kari'na: tykorokuke