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Turkish
- /ˈtɜː.kɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/ US
- [ˈtɚ.kɪʃ] US
- [ˈtɐ˞.kɪʃ] US
Where it comes from
From Turk + -ish. Doublet of turquoise.
proper noun Türkish
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The official language of Turkey, the Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Similar: Anatolian Turkic, Anatolian Turkish
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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
Similar: Turkic
adjective Türkish
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Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language.
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 ...[…]
Similar: Anatolian Turkic, Anatolian Turkish, Turk
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Synonym of Turkic.
[...] in Mongolian and some Turkish languages
Similar: Turkic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kurdish, turki, cypriot, turkic, istanbul, turk, maltese, ankara, greek, turky, turco, lira, scapegoat, bouncer, reading, read
Translations
Every language
name official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
| Español | turco, turqués |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 터키어 teokieo |
| 日本語 | トルコ語 torukogo |
| 中文 | 土耳其語 /土耳其语 Tǔ'ěrqíyǔ, 土耳其文 Tǔ'ěrqíwén |
| हिन्दी | तुर्की turkī |
| Kiswahili | Kituruki |
| Português | turco |
| Français | turc |
| Deutsch | Türkisch |
| Italiano | turco |
| Ελληνικά | τουρκική tourkikí |
| Română | turcă, limba turcă |
| Русский | туре́цкий turéckij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, tiếng Thổ |
| العربية | التُّرْكِيَّة at-turkiyya, اللُّغَة التُّرْكِيَّة al-luḡa t-turkiyya, تُرْكِيّ turkiyy |
| עברית | טורקית turkít, תורכית turkít |
adj of, from or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language
| Español | turco, turqués, turquesco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 터키의 Teoki-ui |
| 日本語 | トルコの Toruko no |
| 中文 | 土耳其的 Tǔ'ěrqí de |
| हिन्दी | तुर्कीयाई turkīyāī, तुर्की turkī |
| Kiswahili | Mturuki |
| Português | turco |
| Français | turc |
| Deutsch | türkisch |
| Italiano | turco |
| Ελληνικά | τούρκικος toúrkikos, τουρκικός tourkikós |
| Română | turc, turcă, turcesc, turcească |
| Русский | туре́цкий turéckij |
| Tiếng Việt | Thổ Nhĩ Kì |
| العربية | تُرْكِيّ turkiyy |
| עברית | טוּרְקִי turki |
Talk about this word "Turkish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turkish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Turkish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turkish "Turkish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turkish.Cite this
@misc{turkish_2026,
title = {Turkish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turkish},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
