turban
English

A Sikh wearing a turban.
Etymology
From Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband), also the root of tulip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɜː(ɹ)bən/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bən
Noun
turban (plural turbans)
- A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
- The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
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- A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
- The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
Translations
man's head-dress
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woman's hat
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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tur‧ban
Danish
Declension
French
Etymology
From Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).
Further reading
- “turban” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Polish
Etymology
From French turban, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband). Doublet of tulipan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtur.ban/
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Turban, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (dülbend) (Turkish tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tǔrbaːn/
- Hyphenation: tur‧ban
Declension
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tǔrbaːn/
- Hyphenation: tur‧ban
Noun
tùrbān m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)
- a sea urchin of the family Cidaridae
- turban snail (Bolma rugosa, Turbinidae)
Spanish
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɵrˈbɑːn/
Declension
Declension of turban | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | turban | turbanen | turbaner | turbanerna |
Genitive | turbans | turbanens | turbaners | turbanernas |
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