kuruş

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See also: kurus

Turkish

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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)

  1. Kurus, a subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.
Declension
Inflection
Nominative kuruş
Definite accusative kuruşu
Singular Plural
Nominative kuruş kuruşlar
Definite accusative kuruşu kuruşları
Dative kuruşa kuruşlara
Locative kuruşta kuruşlarda
Ablative kuruştan kuruşlardan
Genitive kuruşun kuruşların
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kuruş (definite accusative kuruşu, plural kuruşlar)

  1. verbal noun of kurmak

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