junak

== Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *junъ (“young”) +‎ *-akъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈju.nak/ Rhymes: -unak Syllabification: ju‧nak === Noun === junak m pers (female equivalent junaczka, diminutive junaczek, related adjective junacki) (dialectal) gay blade Synonyms: chojrak, chwat, śmiałek, zuch (historical) member of any of several youth or paramilitary organisations in Poland, e.g. the JHP, SP or OHP ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “junak”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “junak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *junakъ. From Proto-Slavic *junъ (“young”) +‎ *-akъ (masculine nominalizing suffix cognate to Serbo-Croatian -ak). First attested in the 14th century.* === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jǔnaːk/ Hyphenation: ju‧nak === Noun === jùnāk m anim (Cyrillic spelling ју̀на̄к, female equivalent junàkinja, augmentative junačina) (archaic) young man (by semantic narrowing) soldier, knight, warrior [Attested from 1399 onward.] (thence by semantic widening) hero, brave or strong man [Attested from XVI century onward.] (archaic) husband (literary) brave horse of a hero ==== Declension ==== ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:junak. ==== Derived terms ==== superjunak === References === === Further reading === “junak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *junakъ. First attested in the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /junàːk/ === Noun === junák m anim (female equivalent junákinja) hero Synonym: heroj === Further reading === “junak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “junak”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references