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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ترك (Türk) (modern Turkish Türk).
Noun
turk m (plural turq, definite turku, definite plural turqit) (feminine equivalent turke)
- Turk
Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic تُرْك (turk).
Noun
turk pl
- Turks
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 174
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
turk
- imperative of turke
Swedish
Noun
turk c
- a Turk; person from Turkey
- a Turkish bath
- Synonym: turkiskt bad
- (slang, dated, often derogatory) a dark-haired or dark-skinned immigrant, regardless of country of origin
Usage notes
More common in the 1990s and earlier in (sense 3). Still occasionally used in this sense in compounds, for example "turkaffär" or "turklivs" (store run by immigrants, who could also be Syrians, for example – often offers a different range of items compared to other stores).
Declension
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Uzbek
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic .
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tuɾk/
Noun
turk (plural turklar)
- Turk (person)
Declension
* Note: The type of possessive is not specified.
Derived terms
Adjective
turk (comparative turkroq, superlative eng turk)
- Turkish
turk tili- the Turkish language