# turban
## English
### Etymology

From Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtɜːbən/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈtɝbən/
* Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bən

### Noun

turban (plural turbans)
* (clothing) A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
** 1644, James Howell, England’s Teares, for the Present Wars, […], London: […] Richard Heron, →OCLC, page 4:Me thinks I ſee the Turke nodding vvith his Turban, and telling me that I ſhould thanke Heaven for that diſtance vvhich is betvvixt us, els he vvould ſvvallovv me all up at one morſell; […]
** 1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 82, lines 74–76:From India and the golden Cherſoneſs, / And utmoſt Indian Iſle Taprobane, / Dusk faces vvith vvhite ſilken Turbants vvreath'd: […]
** 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
* A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
* The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
* A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
** 2021 April 1, Helen Wilson-Beevers, “8 best hair towel wraps and turbans that protect and dry your locks”, in The Independent‎, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-14:Towel hair wraps come in a mixture of materials, from microfibre to polyester, while satin and silk are the go-to materials for sleep turbans.
** 2021 November 17, Matilda Rudd, “REVEALED: The $43 ‘magic’ hair towel that leaves your locks shiny and shaves your drying time by 50 per cent after a shower”, in Daily Mail‎, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-11-18:While there are certainly other towel turbans on the market, this one has women scratching their heads in confusion and asking: 'How does it work so well?'

#### Alternative forms

* turbant, tulipant (obsolete)

#### Derived terms

* enturban
* French turban
* turban buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus var.)
* turban lily (Lilium pomponium)
* turban shell
* turban shell, turban snail (Turbinidae spp.)
* turban squash
* turban squash (Cucurbita maxima vars.)
* turban-top
* turban-top (Helvella spp., Gyromitra esculenta
* Turk's turban
* yoka star turban

#### Translations

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### Verb

turban (third-person singular simple present turbans, present participle turbaning, simple past and past participle turbaned)
* (transitive) To cover (a person's head) with a turban.
** 2014, Paul Bramadat, Lorne Dawson, Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond, page 186:While the law did not specifically target Sikhs, turbaned Sikh schoolchildren attending state schools were severely affected
** 2018, Madilyn Elliott, Global Expats: A Journey in Italy:When we arrived to the shop the man in charge told the staff to turban our heads.

### See also

* puggry, puggree

### Further reading

* turban on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* nut bar, nut-bar, nutbar, tanbur

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: tur‧ban

### Noun

turban
* a turban
* a headband; a hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈturban]
* Hyphenation: tur‧ban

### Noun

turban m inan
* turban

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “turban”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “turban”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “turban”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Danish
### Etymology

From Italian turbante, from Turkish tülbent, from Persian دلبند. Doublet of tulipan.

### Noun

turban c (singular definite turbanen, plural indefinite turbaner)
* turban (male headdress)

#### Declension
### References

* “turban” in Den Danske Ordbog

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).

### Noun

turban m (plural turbans)
* turban (male headdress)

#### Derived terms

* enturbanner
* enturbannement
* turbané

#### Descendants

* → Danish: turban
* → English: turban
* → German: Turban
** → Serbo-Croatian: tùrbān, ту̀рба̄н
* → Polish: turban
* → Russian: тюрба́н (tjurbán)
* → Swedish: turban
* → Turkish: türban

### Further reading

* “turban”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* bruant

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French turban, Italian turbante, Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), same origin as tulipan.

### Noun

turban m (definite singular turbanen, indefinite plural turbaner, definite plural turbanene)
* a turban

### References

* “turban” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “turban” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From French turban, Italian turbante, Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), same origin as tulipan.

### Noun

turban m (definite singular turbanen, indefinite plural turbanar, definite plural turbanane)
* a turban

### References

* “turban” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French turban, from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband). Doublet of tulipan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtur.ban/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -urban
* Syllabification: tur‧ban

### Noun

turban m inan (diminutive turbanik)
* turban
    Synonym: zawój

#### Declension
### Further reading

* turban in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French turban, from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).

### Noun

turban n (plural turbane)
* turban

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Turban, from Ottoman Turkish دبند (dülbend) (Turkish tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).
Doublet of tȕlipān (“tulip”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tǔrbaːn/
* Hyphenation: tur‧ban

#### Noun

tùrbān m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)
* turban
    Synonyms: čȃlma, sàruk

##### Declension
#### Further reading

* “turban”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tǔrbaːn/
* Hyphenation: tur‧ban

#### Noun

tùrbān m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)
* a sea urchin of the family Cidaridae
* turban snail (Bolma rugosa, Turbinidae)

##### Declension
#### Further reading

* “turban”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈturban]
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### Noun

turban m inan
* turban

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “turban”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Verb

turban
* third-person plural present indicative of turbar

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɵrˈbɑːn/

### Noun

turban c
* a turban

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | turban | turbans |
| singular | definite | turbanen | turbanens |
| plural | indefinite | turbaner | turbaners |
| plural | definite | turbanerna | turbanernas |

### References

* turban in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* turban in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* turban in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* brutna, buntar