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Turki

Turki

1 9.9
A group of languages that people in Central Asia speak, like Turkish
  • noun
  • /ˈtɜrki/
  • Archaic
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  • A sentiment echoed by Prince Turki al-Faisal, former head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate.
  • Prince Turki
  • Turki al-Faisal
  • Turki al

Examples

  • In March 2011, Prince Turki al-Faisal, former head of Saudi intelligence and ambassador to the United States, called for the Gulf states to acquire "nuclear might" as a counterweight to Iran should efforts fail to persuade it to abandon its military nuclear program, a point he repeated several months later.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Many people in Central Asia speak Turki as their primary language, reflecting their rich cultural heritage.

  • The Turki languages are characterized by their unique grammar and phonetics, which vary significantly across regions.

  • Linguists study Turki to understand the historical migrations of Turkic peoples throughout Asia.

Synonyms

Turkic
vsTurki
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages spoken in Central and Western Asia, like Turkish and Uzbek

is the identical subfamily term but uses an alternative name

Compounds

Eastern Turki
  • Archaic
9.9

A Turkic literary language people used for books and poems in Central Asia in the Middle Ages

Eastern Turki language
  • Archaic
9.9

A medieval written Turkic language from Central Asia used in regions once ruled by a son of Genghis Khan

Surface Forms

Turki singular
Turkis plural

Etymology

Turki comes from the name Türk, the old name for the Turkic people, so Turki means 'of the Turks' or 'Turkic'. That's why Turki is used for the family of languages, such as Turkish, Uzbek and Kazakh, spoken across Central Asia.