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Russian
Etymology
From Kildin Sami пуӆӆьк (pul̥l̥’k), from Finnish pulkka. Doublet of пульк (pulʹk).
According to Vladimir Dal, the word is a derivate from оболокать (obolokatʹ). However, Max Vasmer rejects this theory due to its exclusiveness to Russia's North.
Pronunciation
Noun
бо́лок • (bólok) m inan (genitive бо́лока, nominative plural бо́локи, genitive plural бо́локов)
- pulk, a light sled without runners, in the form of a small boat or trough
- Synonyms: керёжа (kerjóža), пульк (pulʹk)
Declension
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “болок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Dal, Vladimir (1880) “болок”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, volume 1, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O., page 112