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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

torun.

grandchild; grandson, granddaughter

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/toˈɾun/

  1. grandchild; grandson, granddaughter

  2. a person that follows the same descent with another

    figuratively

  3. a person that follows, likes or sympathizes someone.

    figuratively

  4. an inexperienced soldier

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish تورون (torun), from Proto-Turkic *tōr- (“young of an animal”), whence also dialectal Turkish tor, torum, torbuç and toru. For the semantic extension from 'young of an animal' to 'child/grandchild', compare Turkish çocuk. Cognate with Azerbaijani turun (“a two years old young camel; lineage”), Turkmen torum (“young of a camel”), Tatar турун (turun, “grandchild”), Crimean Tatar turun (“grandchild; niece, nephew”). Compare also Kumyk торай (toray, “piglet; child; grandchild”), Kazakh торай (toray, “piglet”), etc. The similarity to Old Armenian թոռն (tʻoṙn, “grandchild”) is accidental.

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