turp

Etymology

From Latin turpis.

Noun

turp m

1. shame

Noun

turp (definite accusative turpu, plural turplar)

1. radish

Alternative forms

• turpu

Etymology

From tur (“there”) +‎ -p.

Adverb

turp

1. used to indicate an unnamed place relatively far from the speaker as the target of motion; there, to there, thither, to that place

   doties turp ― to go there

   turp un atpakaļ ― there and back

   šurp un turp ― here and there, hither and thither, to and fro

   Dima zināja alpu pļavu, kur riesta laikā pulcējās brieži, un devās turp ― Dima knew an alpine meadow where deer gather during the rut, and he went there

   “man liekas, ka būs pērkons; skaties turp” viņš rādīja uz dienvidrietumiem, kur tumši mākoņi karājās pār apvārsni ― “it seems to me that there will be thunder; look there” he pointed to the southwest, where dark clouds were hanging over the horizon

   Oļiņš, dzirdēdams sievu pa kambari kliedzam, gāja turpu raudzīt, kas tur esot par nelaimi ― Oļiņš, hearing (his) wife cry, went three to see what misfortune had happened

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *turma (“radish”), from an Iranian language. Compare Hungarian torma (“horseradish”), Persian ترب‎ (torob, “radish”).

Noun

turp

1. radish