how to pronounce turkish

/ˈtɜː.kɪʃ/

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turkish is pronounced in two syllables

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ɜː

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An example use of turkish in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… this Turkish Anza and all of the …”

meanings of turkish

noun:

The official language of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

adjective:

Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language.

turkish frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word turkish occurs in english on average 14.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.