turi
Albanian
Alternative forms
- turî — Gheg
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibilities include:
- Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *utrīnum, a derivation from uter (“leathern bottle”).[1][2]
- A metathesised derivation from South Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rъtъ (“beak; mouth”), whence also Romanian rât (“snout”).[1]
- A derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“tender, young”), hence akin to tru (“brain”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈɾi/
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
turi m (plural turinj, definite turiri)
- muzzle (of animals)
- snout (of pigs); trunk (of elephants)
- (derogatory) mug, face (of humans)
- Synonym: surrat
- front, protruding part of a car (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Derived terms
- tureçkë
- turibardhë
- turibollë
- turiderr
- turigjatë
- turikuq
- turimace
- turimajmun
- turimi
- turiqen
- turispec
- turivarur
- turivrarë
- turizë
- turizi
References
- Meyer, G. (1891) “turī́”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 452
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “turi ~ turî”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
- Topalli, K. (2015) “turí-ri / turí-ni”, in Nga vepra “Fjalor etimologjik i gjuhës shqipe” VIII (Studime Filologjike), numbers 3–4, page 200
Further reading
- “turí,~ri”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2041b
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “turî”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 529b
Anuta
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.
Noun
turi
- A species of bird.
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *turiq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tu‧ri
- IPA(key): /ˈtuɾiʔ/, [ˈtu.ɾiʔ]
Derived terms
- magturi
- turion
Futuna-Aniwa
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
Derived terms
- turi vae (“knee”)
Ido
Italian
Verb
turi
- inflection of turare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Jurchen
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic [Term?]. Cognate with Manchu ᡨᡠᠯᡝ (tule) etc.
Descendants
- Manchu: ᡨᡠᠯᡝ (tule)
Kari'na
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tuːɺ̢i]
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, 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, Paris, 1956, page 464
Latin
Latvian
Verb
turi
- inflection of turēt:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Lithuanian
Mangarevan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.
Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
References
- “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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰù.ɾì/
- Hyphenation: tu‧ri
References
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 163
Nuguria
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.
Noun
turi
- A species of shore bird.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dur (“door”).
Penrhyn
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
Quechua
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | turi | turikuna |
accusative | turita | turikunata |
dative | turiman | turikunaman |
genitive | turip | turikunap |
locative | turipi | turikunapi |
terminative | turikama | turikunakama |
ablative | turimanta | turikunamanta |
instrumental | turiwan | turikunawan |
comitative | turintin | turikunantin |
abessive | turinnaq | turikunannaq |
comparative | turihina | turikunahina |
causative | turirayku | turikunarayku |
benefactive | turipaq | turikunapaq |
associative | turipura | turikunapura |
distributive | turinka | turikunanka |
exclusive | turilla | turikunalla |
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | turiy | turiykuna |
accusative | turiyta | turiykunata |
dative | turiyman | turiykunaman |
genitive | turiypa | turiykunap |
locative | turiypi | turiykunapi |
terminative | turiykama | turiykunakama |
ablative | turiymanta | turiykunamanta |
instrumental | turiywan | turiykunawan |
comitative | turiynintin | turiykunantin |
abessive | turiyninnaq | turiykunannaq |
comparative | turiyhina | turiykunahina |
causative | turiyrayku | turiykunarayku |
benefactive | turiypaq | turiykunapaq |
associative | turiypura | turiykunapura |
distributive | turiyninka | turiykunanka |
exclusive | turiylla | turiykunalla |
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | turiyki | turiykikuna |
accusative | turiykita | turiykikunata |
dative | turiykiman | turiykikunaman |
genitive | turiykipa | turiykikunap |
locative | turiykipi | turiykikunapi |
terminative | turiykikama | turiykikunakama |
ablative | turiykimanta | turiykikunamanta |
instrumental | turiykiwan | turiykikunawan |
comitative | turiykintin | turiykikunantin |
abessive | turiykinnaq | turiykikunannaq |
comparative | turiykihina | turiykikunahina |
causative | turiykirayku | turiykikunarayku |
benefactive | turiykipaq | turiykikunapaq |
associative | turiykipura | turiykikunapura |
distributive | turiykinka | turiykikunanka |
exclusive | turiykilla | turiykikunalla |
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | turin | turinkuna |
accusative | turinta | turinkunata |
dative | turinman | turinkunaman |
genitive | turinpa | turinkunap |
locative | turinpi | turinkunapi |
terminative | turinkama | turinkunakama |
ablative | turinmanta | turinkunamanta |
instrumental | turinwan | turinkunawan |
comitative | turinintin | turinkunantin |
abessive | turinninnaq | turinkunannaq |
comparative | turinhina | turinkunahina |
causative | turinrayku | turinkunarayku |
benefactive | turinpaq | turinkunapaq |
associative | turinpura | turinkunapura |
distributive | turininka | turinkunanka |
exclusive | turinlla | turinkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | turinchik | turinchikkuna |
accusative | turinchikta | turinchikkunata |
dative | turinchikman | turinchikkunaman |
genitive | turinchikpa | turinchikkunap |
locative | turinchikpi | turinchikkunapi |
terminative | turinchikkama | turinchikkunakama |
ablative | turinchikmanta | turinchikkunamanta |
instrumental | turinchikwan | turinchikkunawan |
comitative | turinchiknintin | turinchikkunantin |
abessive | turinchikninnaq | turinchikkunannaq |
comparative | turinchikhina | turinchikkunahina |
causative | turinchikrayku | turinchikkunarayku |
benefactive | turinchikpaq | turinchikkunapaq |
associative | turinchikpura | turinchikkunapura |
distributive | turinchikninka | turinchikkunanka |
exclusive | turinchiklla | turinchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | turiyku | turiykukuna |
accusative | turiykuta | turiykukunata |
dative | turiykuman | turiykukunaman |
genitive | turiykupa | turiykukunap |
locative | turiykupi | turiykukunapi |
terminative | turiykukama | turiykukunakama |
ablative | turiykumanta | turiykukunamanta |
instrumental | turiykuwan | turiykukunawan |
comitative | turiykuntin | turiykukunantin |
abessive | turiykunnaq | turiykukunannaq |
comparative | turiykuhina | turiykukunahina |
causative | turiykurayku | turiykukunarayku |
benefactive | turiykupaq | turiykukunapaq |
associative | turiykupura | turiykukunapura |
distributive | turiykunka | turiykukunanka |
exclusive | turiykulla | turiykukunalla |
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | turiykichik | turiykichikkuna |
accusative | turiykichikta | turiykichikkunata |
dative | turiykichikman | turiykichikkunaman |
genitive | turiykichikpa | turiykichikkunap |
locative | turiykichikpi | turiykichikkunapi |
terminative | turiykichikkama | turiykichikkunakama |
ablative | turiykichikmanta | turiykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | turiykichikwan | turiykichikkunawan |
comitative | turiykichiknintin | turiykichikkunantin |
abessive | turiykichikninnaq | turiykichikkunannaq |
comparative | turiykichikhina | turiykichikkunahina |
causative | turiykichikrayku | turiykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | turiykichikpaq | turiykichikkunapaq |
associative | turiykichikpura | turiykichikkunapura |
distributive | turiykichikninka | turiykichikkunanka |
exclusive | turiykichiklla | turiykichikkunalla |
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | turinku | turinkukuna |
accusative | turinkuta | turinkukunata |
dative | turinkuman | turinkukunaman |
genitive | turinkupa | turinkukunap |
locative | turinkupi | turinkukunapi |
terminative | turinkukama | turinkukunakama |
ablative | turinkumanta | turinkukunamanta |
instrumental | turinkuwan | turinkukunawan |
comitative | turinkuntin | turinkukunantin |
abessive | turinkunnaq | turinkukunannaq |
comparative | turinkuhina | turinkukunahina |
causative | turinkurayku | turinkukunarayku |
benefactive | turinkupaq | turinkukunapaq |
associative | turinkupura | turinkukunapura |
distributive | turinkunka | turinkukunanka |
exclusive | turinkulla | turinkukunalla |
Rarotongan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
Tahitian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
References
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “turi” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
Takuu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.
Ternate

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtu.ɾi]
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tikopia
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.
Tuamotuan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.