Etymology

From the Russian acronym ГУЛА́Г ‎(GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й ‎(Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.lɑg/,^[1] or sometimes /ˈɡu.læɡ/^[2]