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Complete Definition of "turban"

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see|Turban
English

Etymology
From Middle French turbant, from It. turbante, from Turk. tülbent, from Pers. fa-Arab|دلبند dulbend, also the root of tulip.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈtɜːrbən/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɜː(r)bən|-ɜː(r)bən

Noun
en-noun

  1. Man’s head-dress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
  2. Woman’s close-fitting hat with little or no brim.

Translations
trans-top|man’s head-dress
Bosnian: turban#Bosnian|turban m, čalma f, saruk m
Czech: #Czech|turban m
German: Turban m
Gujarati: ફાળિયું (phāliyu.n) n
Hindi: पगड़ी (pagr.ī) f
Japanese ターバン (tāban)
trans-mid
Persian: fa-Arab|دستار (dastār)
Serbian:

Turkish: türban, sarık
Urdu: ur-Arab|پگڑی (pagr.ī) f
trans-bottom

trans-top|woman’s hat
German: Turban m
trans-mid
Japanese ターバン (tāban)
trans-bottom

See also
puggry, puggree

Category:Headgear


Bosnian

Etymology
From Turk.|bs tülbent < Pers.|bs fa-Arab|دلبند dulbend.

Noun
turban m (p: turbani)

  1. turban

Synonyms
čalma#Bosnian|čalma
saruk#Bosnian|saruk

Category:Bosnian nouns
Category:bs:Headgear


Serbian

Etymology
From Turk.|sr tülbent < Pers.|sr fa-Arab|دلبند dulbend.

Noun
turban m (p: turbani)

  1. turban

Cyrillic spelling
турбан#Serbian|турбан

Synonyms
čalma#Serbian|čalma
saruk#Serbian|saruk

Category:Serbian nouns
Category:sr:Headgear

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