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Turkify

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To assimilate into a Turkic state or culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Turkicize

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Turk + -ify.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թրքացնել (tʻrkʻacʻnel) — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Azerbaijani: türkləşmək — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Azerbaijani: türkləşdirmək — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Bulgarian: потурчи (poturči) — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Kyrgyz: түрктөштүрүү (türktöştürüü) — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Macedonian: потурчи (poturči) — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Macedonian: потурчува (poturčuva) — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Portuguese: turquificar — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Russian: тюркизи́ровать (tjurkizírovatʹ) — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Russian: тюркизи́роваться (tjurkizírovatʹsja) — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Turkish: Türkleştirmek — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture
  • Vietnamese: Thổ hoá — to assimilate into a Turkic state or culture