Turanian

alternative archaic Tooranian · alternative archaic Touranian

1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Turan.

   The first written book which has come down to us in the Japanese, or indeed in any Turanian tongue, is the Kojiki or “Records of Ancient Matters,” which was completed A.D. 712.

   1899, William George Aston, A History of Japanese Literature, page 18

2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Turanians.

   The Esthonians of Russia, who, like the Magyars, belong to the great Turanian family of mankind.

   1900, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 3, page 278

   Synonyms: Turanic

plural Turanians · alternative archaic Tooranian · alternative archaic Touranian

1. obsoleteracial theorieshuman sciencesA member of any of the Asian peoples who speak Uralic or Altaic (or Turan) languages.

alternative archaic Tooranian · alternative archaic Touranian

1. A proposed language family (now generally rejected) encompassing the Uralic and Altaic languages; Ural-Altaic.