turo

See also: turó, túró, turò, and tűrő

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *tuluq.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: tu‧ro
IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾoʔ/

Noun

turò

drip; slow flow (as of water from a slightly open faucet, etc.)
leak; leakage (as of rainwater from a roof, etc.)

Derived terms

magturo
paturo
turuan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tulduq. Doublet of Proto-Philippine *tuduq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: tu‧ro
IPA^(key): /tuˈɾoʔ/

Verb

turô

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to teach; to educate
(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to point

Synonyms

tukdo
edukar (“to educate”)

Derived terms

ituro
katuruan
magturo
paraturo
turuan

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French tour, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis). Compare Yiddish טורעם‎ (turem), German Turm, English tower, Italian torre, Russian тура́ (turá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈturo]
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Rhymes: -uro
Hyphenation: tu‧ro

Noun

turo (accusative singular turon, plural turoj, accusative plural turojn)

(architecture) tower
(chess) rook

Derived terms

akvoturo (“water tower”)
Ejfelturo (“Eiffel Tower”)
fajroturo (“fire lookout tower”)
lumturo (“lighthouse”)
sonorilturo (“steeple”)

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈturo/, [ˈt̪uro̞]
Rhymes: -uro
Syllabification^(key): tu‧ro

Noun

turo

(fishing) A structure built from tree branches in order to lure spawning fish.

Declension

Inflection of turo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		turo	turot
genitive		turon	turojen
partitive		turoa	turoja
illative		turoon	turoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		turo	turot
accusative	nom.	turo	turot
accusative	gen.	turon	turot
genitive		turon	turojen
partitive		turoa	turoja
inessive		turossa	turoissa
elative		turosta	turoista
illative		turoon	turoihin
adessive		turolla	turoilla
ablative		turolta	turoilta
allative		turolle	turoille
essive		turona	turoina
translative		turoksi	turoiksi
instructive		—	turoin
abessive		turotta	turoitta
comitative		—	turoineen

Possessive forms of turo (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	turoni	turomme
2nd person	turosi	turonne
3rd person	turonsa

Compounds

havuturo
lehväturo

Anagrams

rotu, ruot, toru

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English tour, French tournée, German Tour, Russian турне́ (turné).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ro/

Noun

turo (plural turi)

tour

Derived terms

turismo (“tourism”)
turisto (“tourist”)
mondoturo (“world tour”)

Ilocano

Noun

turo

lye

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ro/
Rhymes: -uro
Hyphenation: tù‧ro

Verb

turo

first-person singular present indicative of turare

Anagrams

Tour, urto, urtò

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tulduq (doublet of Proto-Philippine *tuduq), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: tu‧ro

IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾoʔ/, [ˈtu.ɾoʔ]

Noun

turò

teaching; guidance; instructions
act of teaching (as to a student)
Synonym: pagtuturo
education
act of pointing with one's finger
act of guiding someone to a place

Derived terms

hintuturo
ipaturo
ituro
katuruan
magpaturo
magturo
maituro
makapagturo
makaturo
maturo
nakapagtuturo
pagtuturo
panturo
panunuro
panuro
panuruan
paturo
paturuan
tagapagturo
tagapaturo
taong panuruan
turo-turo
turuan

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish toro, from Latin taurus, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtuɾo]

Noun

turo (plural turojte)

bull

References

Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 98, 242