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turban

See also: Turban, turbán, and türban

English

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A Sikh wearing a turban.

Etymology

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From Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.

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Noun

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turban (plural turbans)

  2. (clothing) A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
    • 1644, James Howell, England’s Teares, for the Present Wars, […], London: […] Richard Heron, →OCLC, page 4:
      Me thinks I ſee the Turke nodding vvith his Turban, and telling me that I ſhould thanke Heaven for that diſtance vvhich is betvvixt us, els he vvould ſvvallovv me all up at one morſell; […]
    • 1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 82, lines 74–76:
      From India and the golden Cherſoneſs, / And utmoſt Indian Iſle Taprobane, / Dusk faces vvith vvhite ſilken Turbants vvreath'd: […]
    • 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
      The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
  3. A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
  4. The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
  6. A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
    • 2021 April 1, Helen Wilson-Beevers, “8 best hair towel wraps and turbans that protect and dry your locks”, in The Independent‎[1], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-14:
      Towel hair wraps come in a mixture of materials, from microfibre to polyester, while satin and silk are the go-to materials for sleep turbans.
    • 2021 November 17, Matilda Rudd, “REVEALED: The $43 ‘magic’ hair towel that leaves your locks shiny and shaves your drying time by 50 per cent after a shower”, in Daily Mail‎[2], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-11-18:
      While there are certainly other towel turbans on the market, this one has women scratching their heads in confusion and asking: 'How does it work so well?'

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Translations

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Verb

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turban (third-person singular simple present turbans, present participle turbaning, simple past and past participle turbaned)

  1. (transitive) To cover (a person's head) with a turban.
    • 2014, Paul Bramadat, Lorne Dawson, Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond, page 186:
      While the law did not specifically target Sikhs, turbaned Sikh schoolchildren attending state schools were severely affected
    • 2018, Madilyn Elliott, Global Expats: A Journey in Italy:
      When we arrived to the shop the man in charge told the staff to turban our heads.

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

Noun

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turban

  1. a turban
  2. a headband; a hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back

Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈturban]
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

Noun

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turban m inan

  1. turban

Declension

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Declension of turban (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative turban turbany
genitive turbanu turbanů
dative turbanu turbanům
accusative turban turbany
vocative turbane turbany
locative turbanu turbanech
instrumental turbanem turbany

Further reading

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

Danish

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Etymology

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From Italian turbante, from Turkish tülbent, from Persian دلبند. Doublet of tulipan.

Noun

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turban c (singular definite turbanen, plural indefinite turbaner)

  1. turban (male headdress)

Declension

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Declension of turban
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative turban turbanen turbaner turbanerne
genitive turbans turbanens turbaners turbanernes

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).

Noun

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turban m (plural turbans)

  1. turban (male headdress)

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Descendants

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From French turban, Italian turbante, Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), same origin as tulipan.

Noun

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turban m (definite singular turbanen, indefinite plural turbaner, definite plural turbanene)

  1. a turban

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From French turban, Italian turbante, Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), same origin as tulipan.

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turban m (definite singular turbanen, indefinite plural turbanar, definite plural turbanane)

  1. a turban

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French turban, from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband). Doublet of tulipan.

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Noun

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turban m inan (diminutive turbanik)

  1. turban
    Synonym: zawój

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Declension of turban
singular plural
nominative turban turbany
genitive turbanu turbanów
dative turbanowi turbanom
accusative turban turbany
instrumental turbanem turbanami
locative turbanie turbanach
vocative turbanie turbany

Further reading

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  • turban in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French turban, from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).

Noun

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turban n (plural turbane)

  1. turban

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Declension of turban
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) turban turbanul (niște) turbane turbanele
genitive/dative (unui) turban turbanului (unor) turbane turbanelor
vocative turbanule turbanelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Turban, from Ottoman Turkish دبند (dülbend) (Turkish tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).

Doublet of tȕlipān (“tulip”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tǔrbaːn/
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

Noun

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tùrbān m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)

  1. turban
    Synonyms: čȃlma, sàruk
Declension
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Declension of turban
singular plural
nominative tùrbān turbani
genitive turbána turbana
dative turbanu turbanima
accusative turban turbane
vocative turbane turbani
locative turbanu turbanima
instrumental turbanom turbanima

Further reading

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  • “turban”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tǔrbaːn/
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

Noun

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tùrbān m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)

  1. a sea urchin of the family Cidaridae
  2. turban snail (Bolma rugosa, Turbinidae)
Declension
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Declension of turban
singular plural
nominative tùrbān turbani
genitive turbána turbana
dative turbanu turbanima
accusative turbana turbane
vocative turbane turbani
locative turbanu turbanima
instrumental turbanom turbanima

Further reading

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  • “turban”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈturban]
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Noun

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turban m inan

  1. turban

Declension

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Declension of turban
singular plural
nominative turban turbany
genitive turbanu turbanov
dative turbanu turbanom
accusative turban turbany
locative turbane turbanoch
instrumental turbanom turbanmi

Further reading

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  • “turban”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

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Verb

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turban

  1. third-person plural present indicative of turbar

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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turban c

  1. a turban

Declension

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Declension of turban
nominative genitive
singular indefinite turban turbans
definite turbanen turbanens
plural indefinite turbaner turbaners
definite turbanerna turbanernas

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