India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Turuka.—(EI 32), cf. Turaka and Turuṣka. Note: turuka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

turūka (तुरूक).—m (turuṣka S through P) turūkasvāra m ( P) A horse soldier, a trooper. Restricted in use to the soldiers of the British cavalry. Also written (from Troop) turūpa & turūpasvāra.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

turūka (तुरूक).—m A horse soldier, a trooper.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Turuka (ತುರುಕ):—

1) [adjective] of or belonging to, residing or made in Turkey; Turkish.

2) [adjective] of or belonging to, made in, coming from any foreign country.

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Turuka (ತುರುಕ):—

1) [noun] name of a country in in Asia Minor having an area of 301381 sq. miles and Ankara as its capital; Turkey.

2) [noun] that which or he who belongs to Turkey.

3) [noun] a breed of horse originally from Turkey.

4) [noun] an adherent of Islam; a Muslim.

5) [noun] a gum resin obtained from the tree Boswellia typica of the Burseraceae family and used in perfumes and as incense; olibanum; frankincense.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Turukabevu, Turukacala, Turukageru, Turukalli, Turukam, Turukan, Turukanya, Turukara, Turukaranimbe, Turukarti, Turukasvara, Turukkal.

Ends with: Chikka turuka, Katturuka, Umuturuka.

Full-text: Turaka, Turahka, Chikka turuka, Turukanya, Godiparshvanatha, Godipura, Godiparshvanathastavana, Turuku, Cala.

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