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peshmerga.

peshmerga (the armed militia of Iraqi Kurdistan)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛʁ.ɡɐ/Brazil[ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛɦ.ɡɐ]Brazil/ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛʁ.ɡɐ/Brazil[ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛɦ.ɡɐ]Brazil
  1. peshmerga (the armed militia of Iraqi Kurdistan)

    masculine · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge) / pêşmerge (literally “those who face death”).

adj/ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛʁ.ɡɐ/Brazil[ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛɦ.ɡɐ]Brazil/ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛʁ.ɡɐ/Brazil[ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛɦ.ɡɐ]Brazil
  1. relating or belonging to the peshmerga

    invariable · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge) / pêşmerge (literally “those who face death”).

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