turi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• turî — Gheg

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

1. Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *utrīnum, a derivation from uter (“leathern bottle”).
2. A metathesised derivation from South Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rъtъ (“beak; mouth”), whence also Romanian rât (“snout”).
3. A derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“tender, young”), hence akin to tru (“brain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈɾi/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

turi m (plural turinj, definite turiri)

1. muzzle (of animals)
2. snout (of pigs); trunk (of elephants)
3. (derogatory) mug, face (of humans)

   Synonym: surrat

4. front, protruding part of a car (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “turí,~ri”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 2041b
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “turî”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 529b

Anuta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

turi

1. A species of bird.

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *turiq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧ri
• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾiʔ/,

Adjective

turì

1. circumcized

   Synonym: tatak

Derived terms

Futuna-Aniwa

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. corner

Derived terms

• turi vae (“knee”)

Ido

Noun

turi

1. plural of turo

Italian

Verb

turi

1. inflection of turare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• urti

Jurchen

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic . Cognate with Manchu ᡨᡠᠯᡝ (tule) etc.

Numeral

turi (Jurchen script: , Image: )

1. outside

Descendants

• Manchu: ᡨᡠᠯᡝ (tule)

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Trió turi as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Wayampi turi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

turi (possessed turiry)

1. torch

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 394
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “turi”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 474; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 464

Latin

Noun

tūrī

1. dative singular of tūs

Latvian

Verb

turi

1. inflection of turēt:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Lithuanian

Verb

turi

1. second-person singular present of turėti
2. third-person singular present of turėti
3. third-person plural present of turėti

Mangarevan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

turi

1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

turi

1. The ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

turi

1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

References

• “turi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

North Slavey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰù.ɾì/
• Hyphenation: tu‧ri

Noun

turi

1. (Bearlake) duck

References

• Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 163

Nuguria

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

turi

1. A species of shore bird.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dur (“door”).

Noun

turi f

1. door

Descendants

• Middle High German: türe
  • Alemannic German: Tüür, Tiire, Dire
  • Bavarian: Dia, Tia

    Cimbrian: tür

    Mòcheno: tir

  • Central Franconian: Dür, Diar

    Kölsch: Dör, Dür

  • East Central German: Thüa(r) (Egerländisch)

    Upper Saxon German: Düre

  • German: Tür, Türe
  • Luxembourgish: Dier
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Palatine German: Deer

    Pennsylvania German: Dier

  • Yiddish: טיר (tir)

Penrhyn

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

turi

1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

Quechua

Noun

turi

1. brother of a woman

Declension

See also

• ñaña
• pani
• wawqi

Rarotongan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

turi

1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

Tahitian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

turi

1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “turi” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Takuu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

turi

1. A small, black shore bird with a white breast and protruding eyes, probably a turnstone.

Ternate

Etymology

Likely from Malay turi (“Sesbania grandiflora”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

turi

1. vegetable hummingbird (Sesbania grandiflora)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tikopia

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

turi

1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Verb

turi

1. to chase (to pursue, to follow at speed)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

turi

1. wader (bird)

Tuamotuan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

turi

1. To be deafened with noise.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

turi

1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

turi

1. A small white bird about the size of a robin, with yellow beak.