Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: tu-ran
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians.

name

A surname from Turkish.

noun

A nomadic people of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

name

The Etruscan goddess of love, fertility, and vitality.

Example Sentences

"Light was happiness; and the people of Iran, the land of light, were the favourites of heaven; while those of Turan, the gloomy region beyond the mountains to the north, were its enemies."

Etymology

From Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur".

Word Breakdown

Root: توران

Inflected Forms

Tooran (alternative, archaic) Touran (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

Turanian Turanianism Turanianist Turanic Turanism Turanist

Phrases

Turan tiger

Questions

What does turan mean?: A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians.
Where does turan come from?: From Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur".

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