serdyuk
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ukrainian сердю́к (serdjúk), in turn originated from Ottoman Turkish سورتوك (“streetwalker, dirty vagrant”). Compare Turkish sürtük.
Noun[edit]
serdyuk (plural serdyuks)
- (historical) a Cossack soldier who serves as a mercenary for the hetman under the Zaporizhian Army.