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turk, vulg. turuk, turak (cf. S. turushka), s.m. 'A Turk'; a Turkish, or a Mohammadan soldier;a Mohammadan; a barbarian; a plunderer; a vagabond; (fig.) a beautiful-faced person:—turk-istān, s.m. The country of the (eastern) Turks, Transoxiania:—turk-tāz, s.m. turk-tāzī, s.f. A rapid raid or plundering expedition; inroad, depredation, attack (=tāz);—feigned anger (of a lover); walking affectedly or with a swinging gait:—turk-ćashm, s.m. A captivating or killing eye:—turk-sawār, s.m. A horseman, cavalier:—turkmizāj, adj. Of a savage disposition, ruthless, cruel; sly; wicked, depraved.
Origin: Arabic