толока

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɔˈɫɔkɐ]

Etymology 1

Noun

толо́ка • (tolóka) f inan (genitive толо́ки, nominative plural толо́ки, genitive plural толо́к)

1. a fallow field used for grazing livestock
2. (dialectal) an unused land where village youth would hang out

Declension

Declension of толо́ка (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	толо́ка tolóka	толо́ки tolóky
genitive	толо́ки tolóky	толо́к tolók
dative	толо́ці tolóci	толо́кам tolókam
accusative	толо́ку tolóku	толо́ки tolóky
instrumental	толо́кою tolókoju	толо́ками tolókamy
locative	толо́ці tolóci	толо́ках tolókax
vocative	толо́ко tolóko	толо́ки tolóky

Etymology 2

Cognate with Russian толо́ка (tolóka), which also exists in southern Russian dialects.

Noun

толо́ка • (tolóka) f inan (genitive толо́ки, nominative plural толо́ки, genitive plural толо́к)

1. A collective effort to quickly clean up a place by members of a community.

Declension

Declension of толо́ка (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	толо́ка tolóka	толо́ки tolóky
genitive	толо́ки tolóky	толо́к tolók
dative	толо́ці tolóci	толо́кам tolókam
accusative	толо́ку tolóku	толо́ки tolóky
instrumental	толо́кою tolókoju	толо́ками tolókamy
locative	толо́ці tolóci	толо́ках tolókax
vocative	толо́ко tolóko	толо́ки tolóky

See also

• gotong-royong, a similar concept in Malaysian culture.