Peja

See also: peja and pèja

English

Alternative forms

Peć

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Peja, definite nominative of Pejë. Ultimately from Serbo-Croatian peć (“furnace”), which probably refers to the hermitaries in the caves of nearby Rugova Canyon formerly inhabited by Serbian Orthodox monks.

Proper noun

Peja

The fourth largest city in Kosovo, and the seat of its eponymous municipality and district.
A district of Kosovo.
A municipality of Kosovo.

Derived terms

Peja Bistrica

Translations

fourth largest city in Kosovo

Albanian: Peja (sq) (definite), Pejë (indefinite)
Greek: Πέγια (el) (Pégia), Πετς (el) (Pets), Ιπέκιο (Ipékio)
Korean: 페야 (peya)
Latin: Picaria f, Pechium n
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Пећ

Roman: Peć
Turkish: İpek

Anagrams

jape

Albanian

Proper noun

Peja

The fourth largest city in Kosovo, and the seat of its eponymous municipality and district.
A district of Kosovo.
A municipality of Kosovo.

Descendants

English Peja

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