Pecheneg

The Byzantine Empire in 1045, showing the location of the Pecheneg Khanates (centre top)

Meanings

Noun

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

Proper Noun

  • The now extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs.

Adjective

  • Of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Russian печене́г.

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