Standard Lemma guide

Pecheneg

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

The now extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian печене́г (pečenég).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Khakas: печенек (peçenek) — of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language
  • Marathi: पेचेनेग (peceneg) — of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language
  • Russian: печене́жский (pečenéžskij) — of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language
  • Marathi: पेचेनेग (peceneg) — language
  • Arabic: بَجَنَكْ (bajanak) — member of a Turkic people
  • Armenian: պեչենեգ (pečʻeneg) — member of a Turkic people
  • Middle Armenian: պածինակ (pacinak) — member of a Turkic people
  • Azerbaijani: peçeneq — member of a Turkic people
  • Belarusian: печане́г (pječanjéh) — member of a Turkic people
  • Czech: Pečeněh — member of a Turkic people
  • Georgian: პაჭანიკი (ṗač̣aniḳi) — member of a Turkic people
  • Ancient Greek: Πατζινάκες (Patzinákes) — member of a Turkic people
  • Hungarian: besenyő — member of a Turkic people
  • Japanese: ペチェネグ (pechenegu) — member of a Turkic people
  • Karakhanid: بَجَنَكْ (bäčänäk) — member of a Turkic people
  • Khakas: печенек (peçenek) — member of a Turkic people
  • Korean: 페체네그 (pechenegeu) — member of a Turkic people
  • Korean: 페체네그인 (pechenegeu'in) — member of a Turkic people
  • Marathi: पेचेनेग (peceneg) — member of a Turkic people
  • Old East Slavic: печенѣгъ (pečeněgŭ) — member of a Turkic people
  • Polish: Pieczynieg — member of a Turkic people
  • Romanian: peceneg — member of a Turkic people
  • Russian: печене́г (pečenég) — member of a Turkic people
  • Serbo-Croatian: печенег — member of a Turkic people
  • Serbo-Croatian: pečeneg — member of a Turkic people
  • Swedish: patzinak — member of a Turkic people
  • Turkish: Peçenek — member of a Turkic people
  • Ukrainian: печені́г (pečeníh) — member of a Turkic people