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peasant in Russian

peasant in Russian is дехка́нин, дехка́нка, крестья́нин — peasant means historically, a small farmer or agricultural laborer, especially one with a low social and economic status.

peasant in Russian

дехка́нин
noun
Pronounced: dekhkanin
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
дехка́нка
noun
Pronounced: dekhkanka
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
крестья́нин
noun
Pronounced: krestyanin
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
крестья́нка
noun
Pronounced: krestyanka
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
мужи́к
noun
Pronounced: muzhik
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
селя́нин
noun
Pronounced: selyanin
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
крестья́нин
noun
Pronounced: krestyanin
A country person.
крестья́нка
noun
Pronounced: krestyanka
A country person.
селя́нин
noun
Pronounced: selyanin
A country person.
селя́нка
noun
Pronounced: selyanka
A country person.
дереве́нщина
noun
Pronounced: derevenshchina
(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
мужи́к
noun
Pronounced: muzhik
(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
мужла́н
noun
Pronounced: muzhlan
(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
крестья́нин
noun
Pronounced: krestyanin
(strategy games) A worker unit.

What does "peasant" mean?

  1. noun Historically, a small farmer or agricultural laborer, especially one with a low social and economic status.
    "Medieval peasants worked the lord's land in exchange for protection."
  2. noun Informal and often insulting: an unsophisticated or uncultured person.
    ""Eating pizza with a fork? You absolute peasant," he joked."
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peasant in a sentence

  • Medieval peasants worked the lord's land in exchange for protection.
  • "Eating pizza with a fork? You absolute peasant," he joked.

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What is "peasant" in Russian?

"peasant" in Russian is дехка́нин, дехка́нка, крестья́нин. peasant means: Historically, a small farmer or agricultural laborer, especially one with a low social and economic status.

How do you pronounce дехка́нин?

"peasant" in Russian is дехка́нин, pronounced "dekhkanin".

How do you use "peasant" in a sentence?

Example: "Medieval peasants worked the lord's land in exchange for protection." In Russian, "peasant" is дехка́нин, дехка́нка, крестья́нин.

Are there other ways to say "peasant" in Russian?

Yes — Russian has 9 translations listed for "peasant": дехка́нин, дехка́нка, крестья́нин, крестья́нка, мужи́к, селя́нин.

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