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Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈɾuʃ/
- Hyphenation: ku‧ruş
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قروش, from older غروش (guruş), from German Groschen.
Noun
kuruş (definite accusative kuruşu, plural kuruşlar)
- Kurus, a subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kuruş (definite accusative kuruşu, plural kuruşlar)
- verbal noun of kurmak
Further reading
- “kuruş”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kuruş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “kuruş”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kuruş”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2795