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fenyanoun
A Russian cant language used among criminals.
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Fenya
Fenya (Russian: феня, IPA: [ˈfʲenʲə]) or fen'ka (Russian: фенька, IPA: [ˈfʲenʲkə]) is a Russian cant language used among criminals. In modern Russian language it is also referred to as blatnoy language (Russian: блатной язык), where "blatnoy" is a slang expression for "professional criminal". It is also widely used in "thieves' songs".
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Fenya
Fenya or fenka is a Russian cant language used among criminals. Originally it was a cryptolanguage of ofenyas or ofenes, old Russian peddlers, and had a number of names. There are no convincing explanations about the origins of the words "ofenya" and "fenya". In modern Russian language it is also referred to as blatnoy language, where "blatnoy" is a slang expression for "criminal". It is also widely used in "thieves' songs". The grammar is Russian; the vocabulary has changed over time. The original fenya consisted of broken Russian words borrowed from Greek and other foreign languages. Vladimir Dahl in his Explanatory Dictionary of the Live Great Russian language gives the following examples: ⁕"Ропа кимать, полумеркот, рыхло закурещат ворыханы." Normative Russian: "Пора спать, полночь; скоро запоют петухи." Translation: "Time to go to bed,
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fenya in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fenya in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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