See also: Turi, tuří, tuři, tuɽi, and turį

Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

  1. Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *utrīnum, a derivation from uter (leathern bottle).[1][2]
  2. A metathesised derivation from South Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rъtъ (beak; mouth), whence also Romanian rât (snout).[1]
  3. A derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (tender, young), hence akin to tru (brain).[3]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

turi m (plural turinj, definite turiri)

  1. muzzle (of animals)
  2. snout (of pigs); trunk (of elephants)
  3. (derogatory) mug, face (of humans)
    Synonym: surrat
  4. front, protruding part of a car (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Meyer, G. (1891) “turī́”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 452
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “turi ~ turî”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
  3. ^ Topalli, K. (2015) “turí-ri / turí-ni”, in Nga vepra “Fjalor etimologjik i gjuhës shqipe” VIII (Studime Filologjike)‎[1], numbers 3–4, page 200

Further reading edit

  • “turí,~ri”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2041b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “turî”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 529b

Anuta edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun edit

turi

  1. A species of bird.

Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *turiq.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: tu‧ri
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɾiʔ/, [ˈtu.ɾiʔ]

Adjective edit

turì

  1. circumcized
    Synonym: tatak

Derived terms edit

Futuna-Aniwa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. corner

Derived terms edit

Ido edit

Noun edit

turi

  1. plural of turo

Italian edit

Verb edit

turi

  1. inflection of turare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams edit

Jurchen edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tungusic [Term?]. Cognate with Manchu ᡨᡠᠯᡝ (tule) etc.

Numeral edit

turi (Jurchen script: , Image:  )

  1. outside

Descendants edit

  • Manchu: ᡨᡠᠯᡝ (tule)

Kari'na edit

Etymology edit

Compare Trió turi as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Wayampi turi.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

turi (possessed turiry)

  1. torch

References edit

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[3], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 394
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “turi”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 474; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[4], Paris, 1956, page 464

Latin edit

Noun edit

tūrī

  1. dative singular of tūs

Latvian edit

Verb edit

turi

  1. inflection of turēt:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Lithuanian edit

Verb edit

turi

  1. second-person singular present of turėti
  2. third-person singular present of turėti
  3. third-person plural present of turėti

Mangarevan edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective edit

turi

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun edit

turi

  1. The ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres.

Maori edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective edit

turi

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

References edit

  • turi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

North Slavey edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tʰù.ɾì/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ri

Noun edit

turi

  1. (Bearlake) duck

References edit

  • Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 163

Nuguria edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun edit

turi

  1. A species of shore bird.

Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *dur (door).

Noun edit

turi f

  1. door

Descendants edit

Penrhyn edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective edit

turi

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

Quechua edit

Noun edit

turi

  1. brother of a woman

Declension edit

See also edit

Rarotongan edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective edit

turi

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

Tahitian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective edit

turi

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

References edit

Takuu edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun edit

turi

  1. A small, black shore bird with a white breast and protruding eyes, probably a turnstone.

Ternate edit

 
turi marau

Etymology edit

Likely from Malay turi (Sesbania grandiflora).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

turi

  1. vegetable hummingbird (Sesbania grandiflora)

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tikopia edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective edit

turi

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Verb edit

turi

  1. to chase (to pursue, to follow at speed)

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun edit

turi

  1. wader (bird)

Tuamotuan edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective edit

turi

  1. To be deafened with noise.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun edit

turi

  1. (anatomy) knee

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun edit

turi

  1. A small white bird about the size of a robin, with yellow beak.