Kozak

Borrowed from Polish and Czech Kozak, Ukrainian Коза́к (Kozák), Hungarian Kozák.

Kozak (plural Kozaks)

1. A surname.
2. A Cossack.

Some Ukrainians recommend "Kozak" as the proper and correct spelling, instead of "Cossack".

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kozak is the 4733^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7495 individuals. Kozak is most common among White (96.0%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kozak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.

Borrowed from Ukrainian коза́к (kozák), from Old East Slavic козакъ (kozakŭ), from Turkic, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰸‎ (*qazǧaq, “profiteer”), from 𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰣𐰢𐰸‎ (qazǧanmaq, “to acquire”), from 𐰴𐰔𐰢𐰸‎ (qazmaq, “to dig out”), from Proto-Turkic *kaŕ-. Doublet of kozak (“badass”) and Kazach (“Kazakh”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.zak/

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• Rhymes: -ɔzak
• Syllabification: Ko‧zak

Kozak m pers (feminine Kozaczka)

1. Cossack (member of a population)

• Middle French: cosaque, cosache
  • → Dutch: kozak
  • → English: Cossack
  • French: cosaque

Kozak m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

Masculine surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

• Kozak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Kozak in Polish dictionaries at PWN