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Turkey en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɜːki/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-kɪ/ (Scotland)
  • /-ki/ (Scotland)
  • (UK) audio
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Australia) audio
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈtɛːki/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈtʊːɹki/ Dublin
  • /ˈteːki/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈtʌɾke/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈtʊːki/ Dublin
  • /ˈtɝki/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtøːki/ (New-Zealand, Wales)

Etymology

From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ẅr²ẅk²). By surface analysis, Turke + -y.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of Turkey red (“dyed or colored Turkey red”).
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of Turkey blue (“dyed or colored Turkey blue”).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Türkiye alternative lexicographic
more Turkey Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Turkiye Polite=Infm alternative lexicographic
most Turkey Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

Turkey Street

Synonyms

Turkey red · Turkey blue

Turkey en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɜːki/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-kɪ/ (Scotland)
  • /-ki/ (Scotland)
  • (UK) audio
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Australia) audio
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈtɛːki/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈtʊːɹki/ Dublin
  • /ˈteːki/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈtʌɾke/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈtʊːki/ Dublin
  • /ˈtɝki/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtøːki/ (New-Zealand, Wales)

Etymology

From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ẅr²ẅk²). By surface analysis, Turke + -y.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Synonym of Turkey red (“a vibrant red dye or its color”).
  2. (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of Turkey blue (“a deep indigo dye or its color”).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Turkiye Polite=Infm alternative lexicographic
Türkiye alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Turkey blue · Turkey red

Turkey en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɜːki/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-kɪ/ (Scotland)
  • /-ki/ (Scotland)
  • (UK) audio
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Australia) audio
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈtɛːki/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈtʊːɹki/ Dublin
  • /ˈteːki/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈtʌɾke/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈtʊːki/ Dublin
  • /ˈtɝki/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtøːki/ (New-Zealand, Wales)

Etymology

From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ẅr²ẅk²). By surface analysis, Turke + -y.

Meanings

  1. A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.
    • This isn’t the first time she has hidden a weight-loss management attempt from her husband. “I went to Turkey and had a gastric balloon, and I didn’t tell anyone, not even him,” she says. 2025 May 11, Imogen West-Knights, “‘I lost so much weight, my husband thought I was terminally ill’: why do people lie about taking Ozempic?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • One Terrorgram user livestreamed himself stabbing five people outside of a mosque in Turkey, she said, and a 19-year-old Slovakian man praised the group in a manifesto before killing two people at an LGBTQ bar in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. 2024 September 9, Hannah Rabinowitz, “Alleged leaders of White supremacist group charged in effort to encourage terrorism and hate crimes”, in CNN:
  2. (historical) Synonym of Ottoman Empire, a former empire in Europe, Asia, Africa. Capital: Istanbul.
  3. A city in Hall County, Texas, United States.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Türkiye alternative lexicographic
Turkiye Polite=Infm alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Turkey blue · Turkey teeth · Turkey corn · Turkey stone · Turkish · Turkey carpet · Turkey merchant · Turkeydom · Turkey red · Turkey oilstone · Turkey sponge · Turkey toilet sponge · Turkey oak · Turkey color

Descendants

土雞 · 터키 · 土鸡 · Turkee

Relateds

turkey

Synonyms

Ottoman Empire · Republic of Turkey · Türkiye · Turkiye

Translations (201)

mt it-Turkija (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · xmf თურქეთი (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · cmn 土耳其 (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · el Τουρκία (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · chr ᎬᏂᏱ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ta துருக்கி (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ca Turquia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · th ทูร์เคีย (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · bcl Turkiya (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · fr Turquie (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · hsb Turkowska (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · wo Tirki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · kam Turkey (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · udm Турция (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · gu તુર્કસ્તાન (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · rm Tirchia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · lo ຕວກກີ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · nan-hbl 土耳其 (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · eo Turkio (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ug تۈركىيە (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ur تُرْکِیَہ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · de Türkei (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · vi Thổ Nhĩ Kì (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · gv Yn Turkee (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · acw تُرْكِيا (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · mr तुर्कस्तान (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · dz བྱའི་རིགས་ཅིག (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ng Turiki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · fo Turkaland (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sgs Torkėjė (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ha Turkiyya (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · pa ਤੁਰਕੀ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · hi रूम (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · kbd Тыркуей (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · szl Turcyjo (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ru Ту́рция (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · te టర్కీ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · grc Τουρκία (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · it Turchia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sq Turqia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · as তুৰস্ক (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · csb Tëreckô (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · pdc Turkie (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · gur Turko (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · fi Turkki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · br Turkia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ka თურქეთი (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sq Turqi (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · tl Turkiya (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · eu Turkia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ne टर्की (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · os Турк (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · he תּוּרְכְּיָה (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ko 튀르키예 (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ja トルコ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · mi Tāke (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ce Туркойчоь (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · gur Turgo (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · tr Türkiye (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · rgn Turchî (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · prs تُرْکِیَه (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · luy Taki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · lt Turkija (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · mn Турк (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · or ତୁର୍କୀ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · dv ތުރުކީ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · an Turquía (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · srn Torkukondre (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · pt Turquia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ak Turki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ia Turchia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · fy Turkije (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · bar Tiakei (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · io Turkia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · bi Turkey (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · hif Turkey (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · pl Turcja (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · arc ܛܘܪܩܝܐ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ti ቱርኪ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · egl Turchî (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · nrf Turquie (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ga An Tuirc (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · km តួកគី (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · gd An Tuirc (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · lv Turcija (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · bn তুরস্ক (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ce Турци (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sh Ту̀рска̄ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · kln Turkey (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · haw Kuleke (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · af Turkye (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · th หรุ่มโต้ระกี่ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · bun Thɔɔki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · rar Tūreka (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ar تُرْكِيَا (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ace Tureuki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ist Turcheîa (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · yo Tọ́kì (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ba Төркиә (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · mi Tākei (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ur تُرْکِسْتان (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ko 뛰르끼예 (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · kaa Túrkiya (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · et Türgi (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ast Turquía (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · cy Twrci (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · mnc ᡨᡠ᠋ᡵᡳᠶ᠋ᡝᠰᠺᠣ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · vo Türkän (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ms Turki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · tk Türkiýe (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · bo ཏུར་ཀི (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sk Turecko (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ota تركیا (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · bg Ту́рция (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sah Туурсуйа (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · frm Turquie (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · nrf Turqùie (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · hi तुर्की (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · non Tyrkland (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · si තුර්කිය (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ki Turkey (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · vi Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ee Turkey (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · id Turki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ur تُرْکی (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ur تُرْکِیے (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · aii ܬܘܪܟܝܐ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · gl Turquía (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ro Turcia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · th ตุรกี (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · mer Turkey (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · luo Turkey (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ky Түркия (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · rup Turchii (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · es Turquía (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · be Ту́рцыя (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · tt Төркия (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · se Durka (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · is Tyrkland (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · nl Turkije (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · tg Туркия (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ab Ҭырқәтәыла (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ps ترکيه (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · he טוּרְקְיָה (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · am ቱርክ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ota تركیه (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · zza Tırkiya (diq) (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sh Tùrskā (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · qu Turkiya (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · nb Tyrkia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sl Túrčija (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · nv Bichʼah Łichíiʼii Bikéyah (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · jct Тӱркийа (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · la Turcia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · crh Türkiye (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · kk Түркия (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · za Dujwjgiz (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · mk Турција (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · lad Turkia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · cu Тѷрци (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · uk Туре́ччина (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · da Tyrkiet (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · oc Turquia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ceb Turkiya (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sw Uturuki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · eo Turkujo (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · my တူရကီ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · be Турэ́ччына (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · dsb Turkojska (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sv Turkiet (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · wa Tourkeye (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · fa-ira تُرْکِیِه (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · cs Turecko (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sw Uturuki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · dv ތުރުކީވިލާތް (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · hi तुर्किया (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · fkv Turkki (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · sah Түркийэ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · rsk Турска (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ko 터키 (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · uz Turkiya (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · mn ᠲᠦᠷᠻ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · rue Ту́рція (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ml തുർക്കി (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · war Turkeya (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · hu Törökország (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · scn Turchìa (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · yue 土耳其 (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · gsw Tirkei (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · kn ಟರ್ಕಿ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · kn ತುರುಕ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · hy Թուրքիա (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · nrf Turtchie (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · az Türkiyə (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · yi טערקײַ (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · nn Tyrkia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ckb تورکیا (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · kmr Tirkiye (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · ady Тыркуе (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · rup Turchia (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) · bua Түрэг (country at intersection of Europe and Asia)

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