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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Suffix
-kuluk (n-n?, truncative?)
- a that is in some way lacking, imperfect or pathetic
- 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.