-kuluk

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Greenlandic

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kuluk (n-n?, truncative?)

  1. a that is in some way lacking, imperfect or pathetic
  2. a small, pretty

Usage notes

Kleinschmidt, writing in 1871, says that the second sense is used in "a part of the country".

Further reading

  • Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 427. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.