geluk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch geluk, from Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic (as a word of native origin). Compare English luck, West Frisian gelok, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), Norwegian Nynorsk lukke, Swedish lycka, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /χəˈlœk/

Noun

geluk (uncountable)

luck, good luck
happiness

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic (as a word of native origin). 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)

luck, good luck
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
- → Kari'na: tykorokuke

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