Turanian
Turanian adjective: of or pertaining to Turan.
Adjective
Turanian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Turan.
- The first written book which has come down to us in the Japanese, or indeed in any Turanian tongue, is the Kojiki or “Records of Ancient Matters,” which was completed A.D. 712.1899, William George Aston, A History of Japanese Literature, page 18
- Of or pertaining to the Turanians.
- The Esthonians of Russia, who, like the Magyars, belong to the great Turanian family of mankind.1900, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 3, page 278
- Synonyms:
- Turanic
Noun
Turanian (plural Turanians)
Proper noun
Turanian
- A proposed language family (now generally rejected) encompassing the Uralic and Altaic languages; Ural-Altaic.
Turanian meaning in Persian
Turanian in Persian
- of or pertaining to Turan
- تورانی
- Translations
- تورانی
Synonyms of Turanian
Forms of Turanian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | Tooranian |
| alternative form (archaic) | Touranian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Turanians |
Origin of Turanian
From Turan + -ian. Use picked up in the mid 1800s, peaking in the late 1800s before dropping off in the mid 1900s.
Words formed from Turanian
Questions about Turanian
- What does Turanian mean?
- Turanian means of or pertaining to Turan.
- What is Turanian in Persian?
- Turanian in Persian is تورانی. See Turanian meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is Turanian?
- Turanian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
Words near Turanian in the dictionary
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