töre

Meaning

  1. custom, law
  2. administration

Pronounced as (IPA)
/tœˈɾe/
Etymology

In summary

From *tör-üg, from Proto-Turkic *töre- (“to be born, originate”), whence also Turkish türe-. Compare Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼 (t²ür² /⁠törü⁠/, “custom, law, statute, tradition”). Compare also Mongolian дүрэм (dürem, “rule”), as well as perhaps Hungarian törvény (“law”), etc.

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