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TURKMEN [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Festivals, Carnivals and Social Events
- Arts and Culture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art
1, record 1, English, Day%20of%20Turkmen%20Workers%20of%20Culture%20and%20Art
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are... Turkmen national holidays that do not change the calendar for working days... :[June 27] — Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art... 2, record 1, English, - Day%20of%20Turkmen%20Workers%20of%20Culture%20and%20Art
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Festivals, carnavals et fêtes
- Arts et Culture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Journée des travailleurs turkmènes de la culture et de l'art
1, record 1, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20des%20travailleurs%20turkm%C3%A8nes%20de%20la%20culture%20et%20de%20l%27art
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe des jours fériés nationaux turkmènes qui ne modifient pas le calendrier des jours ouvrables [...] : [27 juin] — Journée des travailleurs turkmènes de la culture et de l'art [...] 2, record 1, French, - Journ%C3%A9e%20des%20travailleurs%20turkm%C3%A8nes%20de%20la%20culture%20et%20de%20l%27art
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-06-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Names of Events
- Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Turkmen Carpet Day
1, record 2, English, Turkmen%20Carpet%20Day
correct, Asia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At the end of the 20th century, carpet weaving in Turkmenistan had become one of the most important sectors of the economy. In 1992, Turkmen Carpet Day officially became a public national holiday, celebrated annually on the last Sunday in May. 1, record 2, English, - Turkmen%20Carpet%20Day
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
- Tapis et textile d'ameublement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Journée du tapis turkmène
1, record 2, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20du%20tapis%20turkm%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun, Asia
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tous les ans, le dernier dimanche de mai, la Journée du tapis turkmène est célébrée dans tout le pays avec une profusion d'expositions et de conférences qui permettent d'apprécier aussi bien des chefs‑d'œuvre du passé que les toutes dernières créations des maîtres tapissiers. 2, record 2, French, - Journ%C3%A9e%20du%20tapis%20turkm%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-03-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Turkmenistan
1, record 3, English, Turkmenistan
correct, Asia
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Turkmenia 2, record 3, English, Turkmenia
former designation, correct, Asia
- Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic 2, record 3, English, Turkmen%20Soviet%20Socialist%20Republic
former designation, correct, Asia
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A country in central Asia bordering on the Caspian Sea. 3, record 3, English, - Turkmenistan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Ashgabat. 4, record 3, English, - Turkmenistan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant :Turkmen. 4, record 3, English, - Turkmenistan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
TM; TKM: codes recognized by ISO. 5, record 3, English, - Turkmenistan
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Turkménistan
1, record 3, French, Turkm%C3%A9nistan
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Turkémie 2, record 3, French, Turk%C3%A9mie
former designation, correct, feminine noun, Asia
- République socialiste soviétique du Turkménistan 3, record 3, French, R%C3%A9publique%20socialiste%20sovi%C3%A9tique%20du%20Turkm%C3%A9nistan
former designation, feminine noun, Asia
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État d'Asie centrale bordé par la mer Caspienne à l'ouest [...] 4, record 3, French, - Turkm%C3%A9nistan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : Achgabat. 5, record 3, French, - Turkm%C3%A9nistan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Turkmène. 5, record 3, French, - Turkm%C3%A9nistan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
TM; TKM : codes reconnus par l'ISO. 6, record 3, French, - Turkm%C3%A9nistan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aller au Turkménistan, visiter le Turkménistan 6, record 3, French, - Turkm%C3%A9nistan
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Turkmenistán
1, record 3, Spanish, Turkmenist%C3%A1n
correct, Asia
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capital: Asjabad. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Turkmenist%C3%A1n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitante: turcomano, turcomana. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Turkmenist%C3%A1n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
TM; TKM: códigos reconocidos por la ISO. 3, record 3, Spanish, - Turkmenist%C3%A1n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Turkmenistán: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que, según recoge el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, la "i" que aparece como apoyo vocálico para evitar la confluencia de tres consonantes en la pronunciación está presente en los topónimos españoles que contienen el sufijo "-stán" ("país de"), como Afganistán, Kurdistán, Tayikistán, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistán, etcétera. 4, record 3, Spanish, - Turkmenist%C3%A1n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-06-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Turkmen
1, record 4, English, Turkmen
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Turkoman 1, record 4, English, Turkoman
correct
- Turcoman 1, record 4, English, Turcoman
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Turkic language spoken by the Turkmen. It is spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran and the Caucasus. Turkmen was written with the arabic alphabet before 1927. However, in the Soviet Union, the Latin alphabet was replaced by a Cyrillic alphabet in 1940. 1, record 4, English, - Turkmen
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- türkmène
1, record 4, French, t%C3%BCrkm%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- turcoman 1, record 4, French, turcoman
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue turque parlée principalement au Turkmenistan, ainsi que dans l'ouest de l'Ouzbékistan, le sud du Kazakhstan, le nord de l'Iran et de l'Afghanistan. Le turkmène appartient au groupe oghouz des langues turques et est très proche de l'azéri et du turc de Turquie. 1, record 4, French, - t%C3%BCrkm%C3%A8ne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-03-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pilaf
1, record 5, English, pilaf
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- pilaff 2, record 5, English, pilaff
correct
- pilau 1, record 5, English, pilau
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Middle Eastern or Indian dish of spiced rice or wheat and often meat and vegetables. 3, record 5, English, - pilaf
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pilaf, Albanian pilaf, Armenian, Bosnian pilav, Urdu pulao, Persian polow, Romanian pilaf, Serbian pilav, Turkish pilav, Uzbek : palov, Turkmen : palov, Turkish : pilav, Crimean Tatar : pilâv, Tatar : pilaw) also spelled pilau, perloo, perlau, plaw, pilaw, and pilaff is a Middle Eastern and Central and South Asian dish in which a grain, such as rice or cracked wheat, is generally first browned in oil, and then cooked in a seasoned broth. Depending on the local cuisine it may also contain a variety of meat and vegetables. 4, record 5, English, - pilaf
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Plats cuisinés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pilaf
1, record 5, French, pilaf
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- pilau 2, record 5, French, pilau
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mets oriental très épicé composé de riz au gras servi avec des morceaux de viande, de poisson ou des coquillages. 2, record 5, French, - pilaf
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le pilaf classique, le riz est doré à l'huile ou au beurre avec de l'oignon, puis mouillé de bouillon, épicé et additionné, à mi-cuisson, de viande, poisson ou légumes, crus ou cuits; il est toujours bien relevé, voire safrané. Mais on peut, en fait, lui ajouter de multiples ingrédients. 3, record 5, French, - pilaf
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-07-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Chardzhou
1, record 6, English, Chardzhou
correct, Europe
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Charjui 2, record 6, English, Charjui
correct, Europe
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Town, E Turkmen S. S. R., U. S. S. R. 2, record 6, English, - Chardzhou
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Charjui
1, record 6, French, Charjui
correct, Europe
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- Tchardjoou 2, record 6, French, Tchardjoou
correct, Europe
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique, sous-entendu : «la Rome éternelle» (le nom d'une ville); «le Vieux-Montréal» (un nom de quartier). Le nom d'une ville située à l'extérieur du Canada et comprenant un article défini initial, adopte habituellement le genre de cet article : La Haye, Le Caire, La Nouvelle-Orléans. L'accord se fait cependant toujours au singulier, même si un élément du spécifique est pluriel : «(La ville de) Trois-Rivières est située sur le (fleuve) Saint-Laurent». 3, record 6, French, - Charjui
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-01-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Turkemian
1, record 7, English, Turkemian
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noun :Turkmen. 2, record 7, English, - Turkemian
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- turkème
1, record 7, French, turk%C3%A8me
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom de l'habitant d'un pays s'écrit avec une majuscule. Par contre, l'adjectif de nationalité ne prend pas la majuscule. 2, record 7, French, - turk%C3%A8me
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-02-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Mary
1, record 8, English, Mary
correct, Europe
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Merv 1, record 8, English, Merv
former designation, correct, Europe
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Town, Turkmen S. S. R., U. S. S. R., in an oasis on Murghab. 1, record 8, English, - Mary
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Mary
1, record 8, French, Mary
correct, Europe
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville de l'U.R.S.S. (Turkmenistan), au centre de l'oasis constituée par le delta inférieur du Mourgab. 2, record 8, French, - Mary
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-04-22
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Teke
1, record 9, English, Teke
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- Tekke 1, record 9, English, Tekke
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language spoken by the Teke(Tekke), a Turkoman people living on the frontier of Iran, Afghanistan and the Turkmen SSR. 1, record 9, English, - Teke
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- téké
1, record 9, French, t%C3%A9k%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- batéké 1, record 9, French, bat%C3%A9k%C3%A9
correct
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue parlée par les Téké(Batéké), peuple turcoman vivant aux frontières de l'Iran et de l'Afghanistan et de la République du Turkménistan, Turkmenistan, Turkménie). 1, record 9, French, - t%C3%A9k%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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