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)

A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters.
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)
French: peshmerga (fr) m
Greek: πεσμεργκά n pl (pesmergká)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge)

Northern Kurdish: pêşmerge (ku)
Persian: پیشمرگ (pišmarg), پیشمرگه (pišmarge)
Portuguese: peshmerga m pl
Spanish: peshmerga m or f
Turkish: peşmerge

Anagrams

graphemes

French

Pronunciation

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

Noun

peshmerga m (plural peshmergas)

peshmerga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Peshmerga

Pronunciation

(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)

peshmerga (the armed militia of Iraqi Kurdistan)

Adjective

peshmerga (invariable, not comparable)

relating or belonging to the peshmerga

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peʃˈmeɾɡa/ [peʃˈmeɾ.ɣ̞a]
Rhymes: -eɾɡa
Syllabification: pesh‧mer‧ga

Noun

peshmerga m or f by sense (plural peshmergas)

peshmerga