Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulk

/pʌlk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
pulk
IPA
/pʌlk/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.

noun

A pond or puddle; a small pool (especially of standing water)

Etymology

From Nordic languages: Norwegian pulk; Swedish pulka, Finnish pulkka, from Sami pul’hkē (compare Northern Sami bulki), from Proto-Samic *pulkkē.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pulks (plural) pulka (alternative) pulkha (alternative)

Synonyms

toboggan

Rhymes With

bulk hulk sulk skulk

Questions

How do you pronounce pulk?
The recorded pronunciation is /pʌlk/.
What does pulk mean?
A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.
Where does pulk come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce pulk

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