n.
Pronunciation: tu ̇ - ' r ā -n ē - ə n, tyu ̇ -, - ' rä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Persian T ū r ā n Turkestan, the region north of the Amu Darya
Date: circa 1777
1 : a member of any of various peoples speaking Ural-Altaic languages
2 : URAL-ALTAIC
– Turanian adjective