kuruş

See also: kurus

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾuʃ/
• Hyphenation: ku‧ruş

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قروش, from older غروش (guruş), from German Groschen.

Noun

kuruş (definite accusative kuruşu, plural kuruşlar)

1. Kurus, a subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.

Declension

Declension of kuruş

	singular	plural
nominative	kuruş	kuruşlar
definite accusative	kuruşu	kuruşları
dative	kuruşa	kuruşlara
locative	kuruşta	kuruşlarda
ablative	kuruştan	kuruşlardan
genitive	kuruşun	kuruşların

Derived terms

• kuruş kuruş
• kuruşlandırmak
• kuruşluk
• kuruşu kuruşuna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kuruş (definite accusative kuruşu, plural kuruşlar)

1. verbal noun of kurmak

Further reading

• “kuruş”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kuruş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “kuruş”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kuruş”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2795