kulig

See also: Kulig

Polish

kulig

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuligъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.lik/

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• Rhymes: -ulik
• Syllabification: ku‧lig
• Homophones: Kulig, kulik, Kulik

Noun

kulig m animal

1. curlew (any bird of the genus Numenius)

   Synonym: kulik

2. (archaic, hunting) any small bird

Declension

Declension of kulig

	singular	plural
nominative	kulig	kuligi
genitive	kuliga	kuligów
dative	kuligowi	kuligom
accusative	kuliga	kuligi
instrumental	kuligiem	kuligami
locative	kuligu	kuligach
vocative	kuligu	kuligi

Noun

kulig m inan (related adjective kuligowy)

1. sleigh ride event (Polish winter tradition)

   Synonym: kulik

Declension

Declension of kulig

	singular	plural
nominative	kulig	kuligi
genitive	kuligu	kuligów
dative	kuligowi	kuligom
accusative	kulig	kuligi
instrumental	kuligiem	kuligami
locative	kuligu	kuligach
vocative	kuligu	kuligi

Derived terms

nouns

• kuligowicz

 

Further reading

• kulig in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kulig in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Remontado Agta

Etymology

Compare Tagalog kulig.

Noun

kulíg

1. piglet

Swedish

Etymology

kul +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

kulig (comparative kuligare, superlative kuligast)

1. (colloquial) Synonym of rolig or synonym of kul

   kuliga aktiviteter för dagisbarnen

   fun activities for the kindergarteners

Declension

Inflection of kulig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	kulig	kuligare	kuligast
neuter singular	kuligt	kuligare	kuligast
plural	kuliga	kuligare	kuligast
masculine plural2	kulige	kuligare	kuligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	kulige	kuligare	kuligaste
all	kuliga	kuligare	kuligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• kulig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Remontado Agta kulig.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈliɡ/ [kʊˈliɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: ku‧lig

Noun

kulíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. suckling pig; young pig

   Synonyms: biik, buwik, bulaw

Derived terms

• matigas pa sa kulig

 

Further reading

• “kulig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018