turban
Syllables: tur·ban/ˈtɜːbən/US/ˈtɝbən/
turban noun: a man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
Noun
turban (plural turbans)
- A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- 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; […]1644, James Howell, England’s Teares, for the Present Wars, […], London: […] Richard Heron, →OCLC, page 4
- From India and the golden Cherſoneſs, / And utmoſt Indian Iſle Taprobane, / Dusk faces vvith vvhite ſilken Turbants vvreath'd: […]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
- A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
- The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
- A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
- 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 April 1, Helen Wilson-Beevers, “8 best hair towel wraps and turbans that protect and dry your locks”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
- 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?'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, London: DMG Media, →ISSN...
Verb
turban (third-person singular simple present turbans, present participle turbaning, simple past and past participle turbaned)
- To cover (a person's head) with a turban.
- While the law did not specifically target Sikhs, turbaned Sikh schoolchildren attending state schools were severely affected2014, Paul Bramadat, Lorne Dawson, Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond, page 186
- When we arrived to the shop the man in charge told the staff to turban our heads.2018, Madilyn Elliott, Global Expats: A Journey in Italy
turban meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
turban in Hindi
- man’s head-dress
- पगड़ी pagṛī, उश्णीष uśṇīṣ, दस्तार dastār
turban in Tamil
- தலைப்பாய், தலைப்பாகை, தலைப்பாகட்டு
turban in Marathi
- turban
- पागोटे pāgoṭe, फेटा pheṭā
turban in Urdu
- man’s head-dress
- پگڑی pagṛī, دستار dastār
More languagesFewer languages
- turban in Bengali
- পাগড়ি pagṛi, দস্তার dostar, পাগ pag, সরবন্দ sorbond
- turban in Telugu
- పాగా pāgā
- turban in Malayalam
- പകിടി pakiṭi
- turban in Kannada
- ಪೇಟ, ರುಮಾಲು, ಮುಂಡಾಸು
- turban in Punjabi
- ਦਸਤਾਰ dastār, ਪੱਗ pagga, ਪੱਗੜੀ paggaṛī
- turban in Gujarati
- ફાળિયું phāḷiyũ, પાઘડી pāghḍī
- turban in Odia
- ବେଷ୍ଟନ beṣṭana
- turban in Sanskrit
- शिरःपट्ट śiraḥpaṭṭa, प्रश्न praśná
- turban in Assamese
- পাগুৰি paguri, পাগ pag
- turban in Pashto
- دستار dastãr, لونګۍ lungᶕy
- turban in Tagalog
- pugong
- turban in Arabic
- عِمَامَة ʕimāma
- turban in Malay
- serban
- turban in Indonesian
- serban
- turban in Persian
- لنگی lungī, دستار dastār, عمامه 'ammâme, 'emâme
- turban in Thai
- ผ้าโพกหัว pâa-pôok-hǔua
- turban in Vietnamese
- khăn đóng, khăn
Examples of turban in a sentence
- ‘Nay, I cannot move another step,’ he howled. ‘I am old and my turban is lost.1893, Rudyard Kipling, “In the Rukh”, in Many Inventions, London: Macmillan and Co., page 206:
- A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
Forms of turban
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | turbans |
| alternative form (obsolete) | turbant |
| alternative form (obsolete) | tulipant |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | turbans |
| present participle | turbaning |
| past participle | turbaned |
| past | turbaned |
Origin of turban
Borrowed from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.
Words formed from turban
Phrases with turban
Words that rhyme with turban
Questions about turban
- What does turban mean?
- Turban means a man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- What is turban in Hindi?
- Turban in Hindi is पगड़ी (pagṛī), उश्णीष (uśṇīṣ), दस्तार (dastār). See Turban meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use turban in a sentence?
- ‘Nay, I cannot move another step,’ he howled. ‘I am old and my turban is lost.
- What part of speech is turban?
- Turban can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce turban?
- Turban is pronounced /ˈtɜːbən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of turban?
- The plural of turban is turbans.
Words near turban in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: turban (page history and authors); turban (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); पागोटे (Marathi) (page history and authors); పాగా (Telugu) (page history and authors); പകിടി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); turban (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ବେଷ୍ଟନ (Odia) (page history and authors); प्रश्न (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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