geluk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch geluk, from Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /χəˈlœk/

Noun

geluk (uncountable)

  1. luck, good luck
  2. happiness

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic. More at German Glück (“joy, bliss, luck”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈlʏk/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧luk
  • Rhymes: -ʏk

Noun

geluk n (plural gelukken, diminutive gelukje n)

  1. luck, good luck
  2. happiness

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: geluk
  • Negerhollands: geluk, gluk, glek, glik
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: guck (dated)
  • → Caribbean Javanese: khelig
  • → Saramaccan: koloku
  • → Sranan Tongo: koloku
    • → Caribbean Javanese: kolku
    • → Galibi Carib: tykorokuke
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