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 ==== === Anagrams === graphemes == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʃ.mɛʁ.ɡa/ Hyphenation: pesh‧mer‧ga === Noun === peshmerga m (plural peshmergas) peshmerga == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Peshmerga === Pronunciation === === 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