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Definition of Turki
1. Noun. Any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language.
Specialized synonyms: Turk, Azerbaijani, Chuvash, Karakalpak, Kazak, Kazakh, Khirghiz, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Turcoman, Turkmen, Turkoman, Uighur, Uigur, Uygur, Usbeg, Usbek, Uzbak, Uzbeg, Uzbek, Yakut
2. Noun. A subfamily of Altaic languages.
Generic synonyms: Altaic, Altaic Language
Specialized synonyms: Turkish, Turcoman, Turkmen, Turkoman, Azerbaijani, Kazak, Kazakh, Tatar, Usbeg, Usbek, Uzbak, Uzbeg, Uzbek, Uighur, Uigur, Uygur, Yakut, Khirghiz, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Karakalpak, Chuvash, Chagatai, Eastern Turki, Jagatai, Jaghatai
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turki
Literary usage of Turki
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1841)
"(1) For the character of Mahomet II. it In dangerous to trust either the turki
or the Christians. TM most moderate picture appears to be drawn by ..."
2. The Classical Poetry of the Japanese by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1880)
"A SKETCH OF THE turki LANGUAGE. As Spoken in Eastern turkistan (Kashghar and
Yarkand). By ROBERT BARKLAY SHAW, F.ll.GS, Political Agent. In Two Parts. ..."
3. A History of India Under the Two First Sovereigns of the House of Taimur by William Erskine (1854)
"NEW turki DYNASTY OP ... scattered individuals of which, from long residence in
turki countries, had become Turks in manners and language. ..."
4. An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Timeby George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton (1759)
"... were THIS is the account which Prince Cantemir gives us from' the turki/b ...
reign from 1219 to 1299; as he muft have done, in cafe the turki/b ..."
5. The Westminster Review by John Chapman, Charles William Wason (1827)
"... turki, and translated, partly by the late John Leyden, Esq. MD, partly by
William Erskine, Esq. With Notes and a Geographical Introduction. London. ..."
6. Contributions to the Edinburgh Review by Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey (1844)
"... turki, and translated, partly by the late JOHN LEYDEN, ESQ. MD, partly by
WILLIAM ERSKINE, ESQ. With Notes and a Geographical and Historical ..."
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