гайдамака

From a Turkic source, related to Turkish haydamak (“to drive, to herd animals”).

• IPA^(key): [ɦɐi̯dɐˈmakɐ]

гайдама́ка • (hajdamáka) m pers (genitive гайдама́ки, nominative plural гайдама́ки, genitive plural гайдама́ків)

1. (historical) a Ukrainian kind of soldier in 18th century, also used during the Civil War in the beginning of the 20th century

   Synonym: ле́ве́нець (lévénecʹ)

2. (colloquial, dated) a rowdy, foolhardy person

   Synonyms: розбиша́ка (rozbyšáka), шиба́йголова́ (šybájholová)

• 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 (2010–2025), “гайдамака”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “гайдамака”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]