Kulak

Kulak (plural Kulaks)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kulak is the 25187^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 984 individuals. Kulak is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.

• Kukla, Kulka

Borrowed from Russian кула́к (kulák, “wealthy farmer”, literally “fist”). The Russian word probably comes from Turkic *kulak, with the same meaning, from *kul (“hand”).

• Hyphenation: Ku‧lak

Kulak m (weak, genitive Kulaken, plural Kulaken, feminine Kulakin)

1. (historical, usually derogatory) kulak

• “Kulak” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kulak” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Kulak” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kulak” in Duden online