гулькина

This is the 7445th most frequent Russian word.


гулькина

The word "гулькина" by itself does not hold meaning in Russian; it is part of the phrase "с гулькин нос," meaning "very small amount" or "tiny bit."


This is a Russian idiom meaning something very small.

Ее украшение было размером с гулькина носа.

Her jewelry was as small as a gull's nose.


Another idiomatic use to denote a small amount.

Для вечеринки было куплено продуктов с гулькина нос.

Supplies for the party were bought in a very minimal amount.


This phrase emphasizes how minimal an aspect, like time, was.

Он сделал работу быстро, с гулькина нос времени.

His work was done quickly, in a very short amount of time.