तुर्क

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترک (turk), ultimately from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥ /⁠türük⁠/), whence also Sanskrit तुरुष्क (turuṣka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʊɾk/

Noun

तुर्क • (turk) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling ترک)

1. Turk
2. (historical, derogatory) Muslim; a Muslim soldier

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of तुर्क (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तुर्क turk	तुर्क turk
oblique	तुर्क turk	तुर्कों turkõ
vocative	तुर्क turk	तुर्को turko

Declension of तुर्क (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तुर्क turk	तुर्कें turkẽ
oblique	तुर्क turk	तुर्कों turkõ
vocative	तुर्क turk	तुर्को turko

Derived terms

• तुर्की (turkī)
• तुर्किस्तान (turkistān)