peshmerga

English

Alternative forms

• peshmarga, peshmerge

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.

Translations

a term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: փեշմարգա (pʻešmarga)
• Finnish: peshmerga (fi)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge)

  Northern Kurdish: pêşmerge (ku)

• Persian: پیشمرگ (pišmarg), پیشمرگه (pišmarge)
• Portuguese: peshmerga m pl
• Turkish: peşmerge

Anagrams

• graphemes

French

Noun

peshmerga m (plural peshmergas)

1. peshmerga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Peshmerga

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛʁ.ɡɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛɦ.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛʁ.ɡɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛɦ.ɡɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛɾ.ɡɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛʁ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.ʃiˈmɛɻ.ɡa/

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

Noun

peshmerga m or f by sense (plural peshmergas)

1. peshmerga