Contionary:кулак

Dãterške

Etymology

From Russian кулак (kulák, “wealthy peasant; fist; tight-fisted person”), itself originaly from Proto-Turkic *kulak (fist) from Proto-Altaic *gjúldo (to stretch).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(Dãterške): /kʰulakʰ/

Noun

кулак • (kulak)

1. A wealthy peasant or farmer in the Soviet Union, who owned land and/or slaves

   .М'мциԇңӭђң радєұ Совьетскэ публъєрь эсі'с, џӭ'Буғжъазиӥ ыӕдєл и џӭ'бьілиӥ, кулак'с п'һрњэлэ һопф. ― During the Russian Civil War, they, the former bourgeoisie and White army, helped the Kulaks hoard because it was in their best interest to continue themselves.

2. (often perjorative) kulak; bootlicker