turun

Turun is a term with distinct meanings in different languages and contexts. In Indonesian and Malay, turan or turunn? The standard form is turu-n; the word turun functions as a verb meaning to move downward or to decrease, and it appears in various constructions describing physical motion, changes in state, or transmission of status over time.

In Indonesian and Malay, turan forms the core of several common uses. As an intransitive verb, turun means to go down, descend, or fall, as in hujan turun (rain is falling) or harga turun (prices have fallen). It can express dismounting from a vehicle or climbing down from a place, such as turun dari sepeda (to get off a bicycle). The root also yields related nouns and derivatives, for example turunan (descendant or derivative) and turun-temurun (across generations). The causative form turunkan is used to cause something to descend or be lowered, as in turunkan bendera (lower the flag).

In Finnish, Turun is the genitive form of Turku and appears in compound names and official expressions. It is part of standard grammar, used to indicate possession or association, for example Turun kaupunki (the City of Turku) or Turun yliopisto (the University of Turku). The usage reflects the language’s noun-inflection system rather than a separate lexical item.

See also: Turku, Turun Sanomat, University of Turku.