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Pecheneg

/ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡ/

Pecheneg noun: a member of a specific semi-nomadic Turkic people from central Asia, some of whom migrated into eastern Europe.

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Noun

Pecheneg (plural Pechenegs)

  1. (historical) A member of a specific semi-nomadic Turkic people from central Asia, some of whom migrated into eastern Europe.
    • The Pechenegs had already ceased to be a major threat by the time Kievan Rus’ converted to Christianity in 988, and most references to them in the chronicle are in the period before this, earlier in the tenth century.1987, Charles J. Halperin, Russia and the Golden Horde: The Mongol Impact on Medieval Russian History, Indiana University Press, page 13
    • One of the earliest Arab geographers who referred to the Pechenegs in south-eastern Europe was al-Iṣṭakhrī (circa 950).1993, Harry Thirlwall Norris, Islam in the Balkans: Religion and Society Between Europe and the Arab World, University of South Carolina Press, page 26

Proper noun

Pecheneg

  1. (historical) The now extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs.
    • […]these loanwords are later borrowings from the Pecheneg and Comanian, respectively.1991, Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi, Volume 7, Peter de Ridder Press, page 286

Adjective

Pecheneg (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language.

Pecheneg meaning in Marathi and Arabic

Pecheneg in Marathi

member of a Turkic people
पेचेनेग peceneg
language
पेचेनेग peceneg
of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language
पेचेनेग peceneg

Pecheneg in Arabic

member of a Turkic people
بَجَنَكْ bajanak

Forms of Pecheneg

pluralPechenegs
alternative formPacheneg
alternative formPatzinak
alternative formPetcheneg
alternative formPetchenek

Origin of Pecheneg

Borrowed from Russian печене́г (pečenég).

Questions about Pecheneg

What does Pecheneg mean?
Pecheneg means a member of a specific semi-nomadic Turkic people from central Asia, some of whom migrated into eastern Europe.
What is Pecheneg in Marathi?
Pecheneg in Marathi is पेचेनेग (peceneg). See Pecheneg meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Pecheneg?
Pecheneg can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Pecheneg?
Pecheneg is pronounced /ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡ/.
What is the plural of Pecheneg?
The plural of Pecheneg is Pechenegs.

Words near Pecheneg in the dictionary

  1. PechaKuchas
  2. Pechas
  3. pechay
  4. pechays
  5. peched
  6. Pecheneg
  7. Pechenegs
  8. Pechenga
  9. Pecheur
  10. peching
  11. pechka

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