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Ukrainian
Etymology
From a Turkic source, related to Turkish haydamak (“to drive, to herd animals”).
Pronunciation
Noun
гайдама́ка • (hajdamáka) m pers (genitive гайдама́ки, nominative plural гайдама́ки, genitive plural гайдама́ків)
- (historical) a Ukrainian kind of soldier in 18th century, also used during the Civil War in the beginning of the 20th century
- (colloquial, dated) a rowdy, foolhardy person
Declension
Declension of гайдама́ка (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гайдамака”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гайдамака”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гайдамака”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “гайдамака”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)