Pulk

German (Berlin)

/pʊlk/

noun
Definitions
  • an unorganized group of people, typically between ±7 and 100; a mob, but not necessarily aggressive
  • (sports) main group of competitors in a race, e.g. of cycling or long-distance running; peloton

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pułk derived from Proto-Slavic *pъlkъ derived from Proto-Germanic *fulką (people, multitude, host of warriors, people collectively, folk, crowd, nation, tribe, race, army).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fulką

Gloss

people, multitude, host of warriors, people collectively, folk, crowd, nation, tribe, race, army

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

民

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