See also: تركي, تركی, and بركي

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Etymology edit

تُرْک (tork) +‎ ـی (-i)

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

Adjective edit

Dari ترکی
Iranian Persian
Tajik туркӣ

تُرْکی (torki)

  1. Turkish

Noun edit

Dari ترکی
Iranian Persian
Tajik туркӣ

تُرْکی (torki)

  1. Turkish

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

Urdu edit

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Etymology 1 edit

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

Adjective edit

تُرْکِی (turkī) (Hindi spelling तुर्की)

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

Noun edit

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))
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References edit

  • 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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Etymology 2 edit

 
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Phono-semantic matching of English Turkey.

Proper noun edit

تُرْکی (turkīm (Hindi spelling तुर्की)

  1. Turkey (a country in Asia and Europe) [from 20th c.], Republic of Turkey
    Synonyms: ترکیہ (turkiyah), ترکیے (turkīye)
Usage notes edit

ترکی (turkī) is the most common way to refer to the Republic of Turkey. However, the Government of Pakistan has started using ترکیہ (turkiyah) 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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