печенье

Russian

Etymology

From пе́чь (péčʹ, to bake) + -е́нье (-énʹje), from Proto-Slavic *peťì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pektei, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti, from the root *pekʷ-, whence English cook and biscuit (in part).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈt͡ɕenʲje]
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Noun

пече́нье • (pečénʹje) n inan (genitive пече́нья, nominative plural пече́нья, genitive plural пече́ний, diminutive пече́нька)

  1. pastry, cruller
  2. (UK): biscuit; (US): cookie
  3. cracker

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: պեչենի (pečʻeni)
  • Azerbaijani: peçenye
  • Yakut: бэчиэнньэ (beciennye)
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