pulka

[ puhl-kuh ]

noun

1. a reindeer-drawn sleigh used by the Sami, shaped like the front half of a canoe, in which a single rider sits with back against a vertical support and legs stretched forward.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulka¹

First recorded in 1740–50; from Finnish pulkka, from Sami bulk(k)e, bulke

Example Sentences

In the first attack on Thursday, the jihadists raided the village of Pulka near the border with Cameroon where they kidnapped 18 girls.

From The Guardian

“Boko Haram fighters from Mamman Nur camp arrived in pickup vans around 6am and seized 14 young girls aged 17 and below while residents fled into the bush,” a Pulka community leader said.

From The Guardian

The task force is focusing on 30 “at risk families” rather than attempting to close down websites that Debbie Carmody from the Tjuma Pulka Media Aboriginal Corporation says, “incite violence, and murder towards Wongatha youth, and literally tell people to go out and kill”.

From The Guardian

The risks our teams take to reach people in places like Bama, Dikwa, Gwoza and Pulka are borderline acceptable to us.

From Time

“I lost all my means of livelihood when I fled from my village, Pulka,” said Mr. Yakubu, 41, referring to his small hometown near the Cameroonian border.

From Washington Times