pulka

See also: Pulka, puḻka, půlka, and puľka

English

Etymology 1

From Finnish pulkka.

Noun

pulka (plural pulkas)

1. An animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort.

Etymology 2

Noun

pulka (plural pulkas)

1. Alternative form of phulka

Anagrams

• Kulpa, Paulk, pakul

Swedish

pulka i trä [wooden pulk] (sense 1)

modernare pulka [more modern pulk] (sense 1)

ett barn som åker pulka [a child sledding [a child that rides pulk]] (sense 2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pulkka, from Sami puhlke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɵlˌka/

Noun

pulka c

2. a pulk (small boat-like Sami transport sled)
4. a small boat-like sled, usually made of plastic, used as a toy (more generally)

Usage notes

Can be translated as "sled" or "toboggan" to use more common words.

Declension

Declension of pulka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pulka	pulkas
	definite	pulkan	pulkans
plural	indefinite	pulkor	pulkors
	definite	pulkorna	pulkornas

See also

• ackja
• kälke
• snowracer
• stjärtlapp
• tefat
• åklapp

References

• “pulka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “pulka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “pulka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)