Pecheneg

//ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡ// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a specific semi-nomadic Turkic people from central Asia, some of whom migrated into eastern Europe. historical

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The now extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs. historical

    "[…]these loanwords are later borrowings from the Pecheneg and Comanian, respectively."

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"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian печене́г (pečenég).

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