serdyuk

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noun

a Cossack soldier who serves as a mercenary for the hetman under the Zaporizhian Army.

OriginUkrainian сердю́к ← Ottoman Turkish سورتوك →
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Meanings

nounserdyuk (plural serdyuks)

plural serdyuks · alternative Serdiuk · alternative serdiuk

  1. historicala Cossack soldier who serves as a mercenary for the hetman under the Zaporizhian Army.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishسورتوك“streetwalker, dirty vagrant”
  2. Ukrainianсердю́к
  3. Englishserdyuk

Borrowed from Ukrainian сердю́к (serdjúk), in turn originated from Ottoman Turkish سورتوك (“streetwalker, dirty vagrant”). Compare Turkish sürtük.

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APA

serdyuk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serdyuk

MLA

“serdyuk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serdyuk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serdyuk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serdyuk.

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