طورتی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From an Iranian language. Compare Persian ‎ (dord) and Arabic دُرْدِيّ‎ (durdiyy).

Noun

طورتی • (tortu)

dregs, lees, sediment, pomace, marc
precipitate

Descendants

Turkish: tortu
→ Armenian: թօռթու (tʿōṙtʿu)

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “طورتی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 814
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tortu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طورتی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1253

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