peshmerga

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English

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Etymology

From Central Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge) / pêşmerge (literally “those who face death”), from pêş (“front”) + merg (“death”) + e (“is”).

Noun

peshmerga (plural peshmergas)

  1. A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters.
  2. The official name of the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʃ.mɛʁ.ɡa/
  • Hyphenation: pesh‧mer‧ga

Noun

peshmerga m (plural peshmergas)

  1. peshmerga

Portuguese

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Noun

peshmerga m pl (plural only)

  1. peshmerga (the armed militia of Iraqi Kurdistan)

Adjective

peshmerga (invariable, not comparable)

  1. relating or belonging to the peshmerga

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peʃˈmeɾɡa/
  • Rhymes: -eɾɡa
  • Syllabification: pesh‧mer‧ga

Noun

peshmerga m or f by sense (plural peshmergas)

  1. peshmerga
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