plastic bags

[Ralph Cleminson]

> Prof. Dr. Armin Hetzer wrote:

> And what about kulëk? In Collins' GEM dictionary the meaning would be
> "mat-bag". That's why you need the adjective. In other minor
> dictionaries the entry kulëk is lacking at all.
>
>
What on earth is a mat-bag?

Ožegov defines "kulëk" as "nebol'šoj bumažnyj mešoèek", but I must
say the word seems to be uncommon except in the speech of
Russophone Ukrainians.


R.M.Cleminson,
Professor of Slavonic Studies,
University of Portsmouth,
Park Building,
King Henry I Street,
Portsmouth PO1 2DZ
tel. +44 23 92 846143, fax: +44 23 92 846040

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