kuruş

Meaning

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

kurmak

1. (transitive) to assemble
2. (transitive) to establish
3. (transitive) to found
4. (transitive) to wind up (a clock, etc.)
5. (transitive) to install
6. (transitive) to set a table
7. (transitive) to set a trap
8. (transitive) to create
9. (transitive) to found an organization

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Concepts

piastre

penny

piaster

kurus

Translations

piastre

قِرْش

sou

qurîş

qirûş

piastra

غرش

piastra

centime

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kuˈɾuʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: قروش

In summary

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