варнак

Russian

Etymology

Probably from Chuvash вӑрла (vărla, “to steal”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vɐrˈnak]

Noun

варна́к • (varnák) m anim (genitive варна́ка, nominative plural варна́ки, genitive plural варна́ков)

(dialectal) a criminal person, a highwayman
(dialectal, archaic) an escaped deportee from a penal colony (usually escaped from a penal colony in Siberia to some village also in Siberia or Manchuria)

Declension

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See also

бандит (bandit)
вор (vor)
разбойник (razbojnik)
чангыт (čangyt)

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