English Explanatory Dictionary

kulak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkuːlak/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kulak.wav /ˈkulæk/

Word forms

kulak kulaks kulaki koulak kulack

Etymology

1877. From Russian кула́к (kulák, “wealthy peasant; fist; tight-fisted person”), plural кулаки́ (kulakí). Compare also Russian раскула́чивание (raskuláčivanije, “dekulakization”), подкула́чник (podkuláčnik, “subkulak”).

Synonyms

kurkul

Derived words

anarcho-kulak dekulakisation de-kulakisation dekulakization de-kulakization dekulakise de-kulakise dekulakize de-kulakize kulakisation kulakization kulakism kulakize kulakise self-dekulakisation self-dekulakization subkulak
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