maniak

• IPA^(key): [ˈmanɪjak]

maniak m anim (female equivalent maniačka, relational adjective maniacký)

1. maniac

• “maniak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “maniak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “maniak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

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maniak m (plural maniakken, diminutive maniakje n)

1. maniac, a manic individual
2. maniac, obsessive, fanatic

• seksmaniak

• → Papiamentu: maniak

From English maniac.

• IPA^(key): [ma.ni.jak]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ak
• Rhymes: -jak

maniak (Jawi spelling مانياک, plural maniak-maniak)

1. (psychology) maniac

• “maniak” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1409.

• “maniak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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• Rhymes: -aɲjak
• Syllabification: man‧iak

Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós).

maniak m pers (female equivalent maniaczka)

1. (psychology) maniac (person who suffers from a mania)
2. (colloquial) enthusiast, fanatic, nut

   Synonyms: entuzjasta, fanatyk, oszołom, zapaleniec

maniak m animal

1. (hunting) stuffed black grouse or figure used as a lure

   Synonym: bałwan

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maniak m inan

1. (Eastern Lublin, Zamość County) feed bag

   Hypernym: worek

• maniák (Eastern Lublin, Zamość County)

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