Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *junъ ‎(“young”) + *-akъ (masculine nominalizing suffix cognate to Serbo-Croatian "-ак"). Cognate with Church Slavonic юнакъ ‎(junakŭ), Czech jonák (Moravian Czech junák), Polish junak, Bulgarian юнак ‎(junak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juˈnak/