ترکی

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See also: تركي, تركی, and بركي

Persian

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Etymology

From تُرْک (tork) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? turkī
Dari reading? turkī
Iranian reading? torki
Tajik reading? turki

Adjective

Dari ترکی
Iranian Persian
Tajik туркӣ

تُرْکی (torki)

  1. Turkish

Noun

Dari ترکی
Iranian Persian
Tajik туркӣ

تُرْکی (torki)

  1. Turkish

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: तुर्की (turkī)
    Urdu: تُرْکِی (turkī)

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترکی (turkī). By surface analysis, ترک (turk) +‎ ـی ().

Adjective

تُرْکِی (turkī) (Hindi spelling तुर्की)

  1. of or belonging to a Turk; Turkish, Turk-like
  2. a horse of Turkish breed

Noun

تُرْکِی (turkīf (Hindi spelling तुर्की)

 ترکی زبان on Urdu Wikipedia
  1. the Turkish language
  2. Turk-like qualities or habits, oppression, haughtiness, insolence, etc. (see ترک (turk))
Derived terms

References

  • ترکی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “ترکي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • ترکی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Etymology 2

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Phono-semantic matching of English Turkey.

Proper noun

تُرْکی (turkīm (Hindi spelling तुर्की)

  1. Turkey (a country in Asia and Europe) , Republic of Turkey
    Synonyms: ترکیہ (turkiyah), ترکیے (turkīye)
Usage notes

ترکی (turkī) is the most common way to refer to the Republic of Turkey. However, the Government of Pakistan has started using تُرْکِیَہ (turkiya) more frequently upon the change of the official English name to the Republic of Türkiye, with an alternative spelling of ترکیے (turkīye).

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