pendik

English translation: Pendik

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Bosnian term or phrase:pendik
English translation:Pendik
Entered by: Veronica Prpic Uhing

02:54 Mar 12, 2004
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Bosnian term or phrase: pendik
jos sam u pendik....
Fiona Koscak
Canada
Local time: 03:21
dječak regrutiran za janjičara iz neprijateljskih zemalja
Explanation:
..... A ako takvih dečaka ne bi moglo biti koliko je potrebno iz neprijateljskih zemalja, onda car udara namet na sva sela i varošice, a hrišćani oni koje ima u svojim državama daju izvestan danak u krvi, tako da iz svakog sela moraju dati caru izvestan broj dečaka. I te takve dečake nazivaju ojlik, a one pak koje uzimaju iz neprijateljskih zemalja nazivaju pendik. A ovi ojlici imaju tu slobodu da po svojoj smrti mogu stvari i imanje svoje ustupiti i dati kome hoće, što pendicima nije dopušteno da čine, već sve njihovo posle smrti uzimaju za cara

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Note added at 1 hr 43 mins (2004-03-12 04:38:19 GMT)
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Pendik, an area in Istanbul

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Note added at 2 hrs 26 mins (2004-03-12 05:20:58 GMT)
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Young boys taken from enemy land as \"blood tax\" for Turkish soldiers as a special task force known as janicari (janissary)
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
United States
Local time: 02:21
Grading comment
Hvala Veronika, mislim da se ipak radi o djelu Istanbula, to mi najbolje odgovara u kontekst
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5 +4dječak regrutiran za janjičara iz neprijateljskih zemalja
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dječak regrutiran za janjičara iz neprijateljskih zemalja


Explanation:
..... A ako takvih dečaka ne bi moglo biti koliko je potrebno iz neprijateljskih zemalja, onda car udara namet na sva sela i varošice, a hrišćani oni koje ima u svojim državama daju izvestan danak u krvi, tako da iz svakog sela moraju dati caru izvestan broj dečaka. I te takve dečake nazivaju ojlik, a one pak koje uzimaju iz neprijateljskih zemalja nazivaju pendik. A ovi ojlici imaju tu slobodu da po svojoj smrti mogu stvari i imanje svoje ustupiti i dati kome hoće, što pendicima nije dopušteno da čine, već sve njihovo posle smrti uzimaju za cara

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Note added at 1 hr 43 mins (2004-03-12 04:38:19 GMT)
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Pendik, an area in Istanbul

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Note added at 2 hrs 26 mins (2004-03-12 05:20:58 GMT)
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Young boys taken from enemy land as \"blood tax\" for Turkish soldiers as a special task force known as janicari (janissary)


    Reference: http://www.rastko.org.yu/rastko-pl/istorija/janiczar/kmihail...
Veronica Prpic Uhing
United States
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Hvala Veronika, mislim da se ipak radi o djelu Istanbula, to mi najbolje odgovara u kontekst

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