pulka

See also: Pulka, puḻka, and půlka

English

Etymology

From Finnish pulkka.

Noun

pulka (plural pulkas)

1. An animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort.

Further reading

• pulka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Kulpa, Paulk, pakul

Swedish

pulka i trä [wooden pulk] (sense 1)

modernare pulka [more modern pulk] (sense 1)

ett barn som åker pulka [a child sledding [a child that rides pulk]] (sense 2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pulkka, from Sami puhlke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɵlˌka/

Noun

pulka c

2. a pulk (small boat-like Sami transport sled)
4. a small boat-like sled, usually made of plastic, used as a toy (more generally)

Usage notes

Can be translated as "sled" or "toboggan" to use more common words.

Declension

Declension of pulka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pulka	pulkas
	definite	pulkan	pulkans
plural	indefinite	pulkor	pulkors
	definite	pulkorna	pulkornas

See also

• ackja
• kälke
• snowracer
• stjärtlapp
• tefat
• åklapp

References

• pulka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pulka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pulka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)