mlakonja

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From mlȃk + -onja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mlǎːkoɲa/
  • Hyphenation: mla‧ko‧nja

Noun

mlákonja m anim (Cyrillic spelling мла́коња)

  1. (derogatory, informal) an irresolute, wishy-washy, ineffectual person; a wimp, milquetoast
    Synonyms: péder, pìzdūn, posránac
  2. (derogatory, colloquial) a weak, cowardly, pathetic, timid person; a pussy, milksop, pansy

Further reading

  • mlakonja”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025