Etymology

kurkul

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Today it means: A rich or supposedly rich peasant, targeted during Soviet collectivization, especially in the context of Ukraine or Ukrainians; a kulak. Full definition →

Ukrainian куркуль
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The story

  1. Ukrainian · derived fromкуркуль“frightening and dangerous one”
  2. English todaykurkul

From Ukrainian куркуль (kurkulʹ, “frightening and dangerous one”), куркулі pl (kurkuli).

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