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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch geluk, from Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic (as a word of native origin). Compare English luck, West Frisian gelok, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), Norwegian Nynorsk lukke, Swedish lycka, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke.
Pronunciation
Noun
geluk (uncountable)
- luck, good luck
- happiness
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic (as a word of native origin). More at German Glück (“joy, bliss, luck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈlʏk/
- Hyphenation: ge‧luk
- Rhymes: -ʏk
Noun
geluk n (plural gelukken, diminutive gelukje n)
- luck, good luck
- happiness
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