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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pronounced: krestyanin
A country person.
крестья́нка
Pronounced: krestyanka
A country person.
селя́нин
Pronounced: selyanin
A country person.
селя́нка
Pronounced: selyanka
A country person.
дереве́нщина
Pronounced: derevenshchina
(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
мужи́к
Pronounced: muzhik
(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
мужла́н
Pronounced: muzhlan
(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
крестья́нин
Pronounced: krestyanin
(strategy games) A worker unit.
What does "peasant" mean?
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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."
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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.
- In the village, every peasant paid part of the harvest to the local landowner.
- "Eating pizza with a fork? You absolute peasant," he joked.
- He called his brother a peasant for putting ketchup on a fancy steak.
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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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