turo

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See also: turó, túró, turò, and tűrő

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *tuluq.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: tu‧ro
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɾoʔ/

Noun[edit]

turò

  1. drip; slow flow (as of water from a slightly open faucet, etc.)
  2. leak; leakage (as of rainwater from a roof, etc.)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tulduq. Doublet of Proto-Philippine *tuduq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: tu‧ro
  • IPA(key): /tuˈɾoʔ/

Verb[edit]

turô

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to teach; to educate
  2. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to point
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Esperanto[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French tour, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis). Compare Yiddish טורעם(turem), German Turm, English tower, Italian torre, Russian тура́ (turá).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈturo]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ro

Noun[edit]

turo (accusative singular turon, plural turoj, accusative plural turojn)

  1. (architecture) tower
  2. (chess) rook

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Esperanto · ŝakpecoj (layout · text)
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reĝo damo, reĝino turo kuriero ĉevalo peono

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈturo/, [ˈt̪uro̞]
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Syllabification(key): tu‧ro

Noun[edit]

turo

  1. (fishing) A structure built from tree branches in order to lure spawning fish.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of turo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative turo turot
genitive turon turojen
partitive turoa turoja
illative turoon turoihin
singular plural
nominative turo turot
accusative nom. turo turot
gen. turon
genitive turon turojen
partitive turoa turoja
inessive turossa turoissa
elative turosta turoista
illative turoon turoihin
adessive turolla turoilla
ablative turolta turoilta
allative turolle turoille
essive turona turoina
translative turoksi turoiksi
instructive turoin
abessive turotta turoitta
comitative turoineen
Possessive forms of turo (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person turoni turomme
2nd person turosi turonne
3rd person turonsa

Compounds[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English tourFrench tournéeGerman TourRussian турне́ (turné).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

turo (plural turi)

  1. tour

Derived terms[edit]

Ilocano[edit]

Noun[edit]

turo

  1. lye

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.ro/
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Syllabification: tù‧ro

Verb[edit]

turo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of turare

Anagrams[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *tulduq (doublet of Proto-Philippine *tuduq), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: tu‧ro
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɾoʔ/, [ˈtu.ɾoʔ]

Noun[edit]

turò

  1. teaching; guidance; instructions
  2. act of teaching (as to a student)
    Synonym: pagtuturo
  3. education
  4. act of pointing with one's finger
  5. act of guiding someone to a place

Derived terms[edit]

Tetelcingo Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish toro, from Latin taurus, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

turo (plural turojte)

  1. bull

References[edit]

  • Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 98, 242