-kuluk
Greenlandic
Suffix
-kuluk (n-n?, truncative?)
- a [noun] that is in some way lacking, imperfect or pathetic
- a small, pretty [noun]
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.