Turbaned
/ˈtɜːr.bənd/noun
Wearing a turban.
Did you know?The English word comes through French and Italian from Persian and ultimately a Turkic term for a wrapped head-covering, showing how clothing words can cross continents with trade and conquest.
Etymological Timeline
Turkic (early loan source)
Turkic
tülbend / tulbent
“A cloth wrapped around the head; turban”
Persian
Persian
dulband / dulbent
“Turban, head-wrap”
Italian
Italian
turbante
“Turban”
French
French
turban
“Turban”
16th Century
English
turbaned
“Wearing a turban”