This is the 8778th most frequent Russian word.
подоляка
"Подоляка" is a Russian surname and does not have a standalone meaning in English.
The word 'подоляка' is used here as a proper noun, specifically a surname of an individual.
Подоляка - это фамилия писателя, публикующего статьи на историческую тему.
Podolyaka is the surname of a writer who publishes articles on historical topics.
In this sentence, 'подоляка' is used as a noun to denote a person from Podolia, demonstrating a locative or ethnographic usage.
На Украине 'подоляка' может означать жителя Подолья, географического региона страны.
In Ukraine, 'podolyaka' can refer to an inhabitant of Podolia, a geographical region of the country.
Here, 'подоляка' appears metaphorically or poetically, referring to an unspecified entity (e.g., vegetation like feather grass related to Podolia).