kuling

See also: Kuling, Ku-ling, and kūlíng

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From kule (“to blow”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

kuling f or m (definite singular kulinga or kulingen, indefinite plural kulinger, definite plural kulingene)

1. a strong wind or gale, depending on force, as measured on the Beaufort scale.

   liten kuling - strong breeze (force 6)

   stiv kuling - moderate gale (force 7)

   sterk kuling - fresh gale (force 8)

See also

• beaufortskala

References

• “kuling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kule (“to blow”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

kuling f (definite singular kulinga, indefinite plural kulingar, definite plural kulingane)

1. a strong wind or gale, depending on force, as measured on the Beaufort scale.

   liten kuling - strong breeze (force 6)

   stiv kuling - moderate gale (force 7)

   sterk kuling - fresh gale (force 8)

See also

• beaufortskala

References

• “kuling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to kule (“to blow up”) +‎ -ing, see kula (“swelling, sphere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʉːlˌɪŋ/

Noun

kuling c

1. A gale (strong wind)

Declension

Declension of kuling

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kuling	kulings
	definite	kulingen	kulingens
plural	indefinite	kulingar	kulingars
	definite	kulingarna	kulingarnas

Derived terms

• kulingstyrka
• kulingvarning

See also

• Beauforts skala

Further reading

• kuling in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kuling in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• kuling in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)