tur

Symbol

tur

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Turkish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тур (tur). Doublet of steer and Taurus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tʊə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /tʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)
• Homophone: tour

Noun

tur (plural turs)

1. Either of two species of wild goat native to Caucasus, West Caucasian tur Capra caucasica or East Caucasian tur Capra cylindricornis.
   • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 90:

     Then to Hanukkah's mild surprise a voice rose up and, with laconic precision, likened this rumored brother Alp to the secretion on the nether parts of a she-tur.

Anagrams

• tru-, URT, UTR, RTU, rut, TRU, tru

Romanization

tur

1. Romanization of ᬢᬸᬃ
2. Romanization of ᬢᬹᬃ

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech tur, from Proto-Slavic *tȗrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *taurás, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtur]

Noun

tur m anim

1. bovine

Further reading

• “tur”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “tur”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

Borrowed from French tour (“go, turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːr/, [tˢuɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

tur c (singular definite turen, plural indefinite ture)

1. turn

   Det er din tur.

   It is your turn.

2. (graph theory) trail
3. walk, stroll
4. outing, excursion
5. trip, tour, flight
6. ride, drive, run

Verb

tur

1. imperative of ture