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Turk
- /tɝk/ US
- /tɜːk/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
From Middle English Turke, Turk, from Old French Turc, from Medieval Latin Turcus, from Medieval Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /turk/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ẅr²ẅk²). See Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k for more.
noun Turks · Türk · Túrk · Turke
- A member of any of the various ethnic groups that speak the Turkic languages.
- A member of a West Asian ethnic group native to Anatolia (which comprises the bulk of their modern nation-state of Türkiye). The people of Matabello, like those of most of the Mahometan villages of East Ceram and Goram, amused me much by their strange ideas concerning the Russian war. They believe that the Russians were not only most thoroughly beaten by the Turks, but were absolutely conquered, and all converted to Islam
- A Muslim. Would not this, sir, and a forest of feathers—if the rest of my fortunes turn Turk with me—with two Provincial roses on my razed shoes, get me a fellowship in a cry of players?
- a Christian horse-archer in Crusader army (Turcopole).
- A bloodthirsty and savage person; vandal; barbarian. Was neuer any Impe so wicked and barbarous, any Turke so vyle and brutishe.
- A member of a Mestee group in South Carolina.
- A person from Llanelli, Wales.
- A Turkish horse.
- The plum curculio.
adjective more Turk · most Turk · Türk · Túrk · Turke
proper noun Türk · Túrk · Turke
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: turki, turkmen, turkic, turkish, turky, turco, guy, bouncer, ottoman, left, quit, turkey, leaving, tork, turek, turkmens
Translations
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noun a speaker of the various Turkic languages
| Español | turco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 투르크인 tureukeu'in, 튀르크인 twireukeu'in, 돌궐인 dolgworin, 투르크 사람 tureukeu saram, 튀르크 사람 twireukeu saram, 돌궐 사람 dolgwol saram |
| 中文 | 突厥人 Tūjuérén |
| हिन्दी | तुर्क turk, तुर्की turkī |
| Română | turc |
| Русский | тюрк tjurk |
noun bloodthirsty and savage person
| Português | bárbaro, selvagem |
|---|---|
| Français | Turc, barbare, vandale |
| Română | barbar, vandal |
| Русский | ва́рвар várvar, ванда́л vandál |
noun a person from Turkey
| Español | turco, turca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 튀르키예인 twireukiyein, 터키인 teokiin, 튀르키예 사람 twireukiye saram, 터키 사람 teoki saram |
| 日本語 | トルコ人 torukojin |
| 中文 | 土耳其人 Tǔ'ěrqírén |
| हिन्दी | तुर्क turk, तुर्की turkī |
| Kiswahili | Mturuki |
| Português | turco, turca |
| Français | Turc, Turque |
| Deutsch | Türke, Türkin |
| Italiano | turco, turca |
| Ελληνικά | Τούρκος Toúrkos, Τουρκάλα Tourkála |
| Română | turc, turcoaică, turcă |
| Русский | ту́рок túrok, турча́нка turčánka |
| Tiếng Việt | người Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ |
| العربية | تُرْكِيّ turkiyy, تُرْكِيَّة turkiyya |
| עברית | טוּרְקִי turkí, טוּרְקִית turkít |
Talk about this word "Turk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Turk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turk "Turk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turk.Cite this
@misc{turk_2026,
title = {Turk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turk},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
