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Turkish

//ˈtɝ.kɪʃ// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language. not-comparable

    "When a question was asked, would put on a mysterious look. Shake his head. Smoke in silence. Observe, at length, he had doubts. Presided at the council, in state. Swayed a Turkish pipe instead of a scepter. Known to sit with eyes closed ...[…]"

  2. 2
    Synonym of Turkic. not-comparable

    "[...] in Mongolian and some Turkish languages"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Turkic.

    "This dictionary for Chaghatay Turkish (although it also contains much material for what the author calls 'Rūmī', i.e. south-western Turkish, above all, Ottoman) is the Sanglakh of an obscure eighteenth-century compiler"

Noun
  1. 1
    a Turkic language spoken by the Turks wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Turk + -ish. Doublet of turquoise.

Etymology 2

From Turk + -ish. Doublet of turquoise.

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