орто

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *or- (“middle”). Kazakh орта (orta), Southern Altai орто (orto), Crimean Tatar orta, Kumyk орта (orta), Azerbaijani orta, Turkish orta, Turkmen orta, Uzbek o'rta, Shor орта, Tuvan орту (ortu), Western Yugur orta, etc.

Noun

орто • (orto) (Arabic spelling ورتو)

1. middle

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *or- (“middle”). Kazakh орта (orta), Kyrgyz орто (orto), Crimean Tatar orta, Kumyk орта (orta), Azerbaijani orta, Turkish orta, Turkmen orta, Uzbek o'rta, Shor орта, Tuvan орту (ortu), Western Yugur orta, etc.

Noun

орто • (orto)

1. middle

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *or- (“middle”). See the entries above for other Turkic cognates. Also related with Yakut ордуу (orduu).

Adjective

орто • (orto)

1. middle, central
2. mediocre, middling

Derived terms

• Орто Азия (Orto Aziya, “Soviet Central Asia”)
• орто дойду (orto doydu, “the middle world”)
• орто тарбах (orto tarbaq, “middle finger”)

Noun

орто • (orto)

1. middle, center

Synonyms

• ис (is, “inside, interior”)
• киин (kiin, “center, core”)
• сүрүн (sürün, “spinal cord, main”)
• сүрэх (süreq, “heart, center”)
• үөс (üös, “center, core”)

Derived terms

• күн ортото (kün ortoto, “midday, noon”)