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Gagauz
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek γιορτή (giortí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /joɾˈtu/
- Hyphenation: yor‧tu
Noun
yortu
- holiday
Enseyiş Yortusu- Victory Holiday
Hederlez yortusu için yaptılar şenniklär- They made celebrations for the Hıdırellez holiday
- celebration
- Synonym: şennik
References
- ^ Baskakov, N. A. (1991) İsmail Kaynak, A. Mecit Doğru, transl., Gagauz Türkçesinin Sözlüğü [The Dictionary of Gagauz Turkish] (in Turkish), Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, page 261
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish یورتی (yortu), from Greek γιορτή (giortí), from Ancient Greek ἑορτή (heortḗ).
Noun
yortu (definite accusative yortuyu, plural yortular)
- (Christianity) holiday, festival
Declension
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