Turandot

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Turandot, from earlier Turandotte, from French Tourandocte, from Classical Persian تُورَان‌دُخْت (tūrān-duxt, female given name, literally “daugher of Turan”), from a medieval misreading of پُورَان‌دُخْت (pūrān-duxt), itself from پُورَان (pūrān, female given name) +‎ دُخْت (duxt, “daughter”). Doublet of Purandukht, Turandukht, and Tourandocte. === Proper noun === Turandot The fictional title character of Carlo Gozzi’s 1762 play Turandot, itself adapted from "Histoire du prince Calaf et de la princesse de la Chine" ('Story of Prince Calaf and the Princess of China') collected in Les Mille et Un Jours (1710–1712) by François Pétis de la Croix, and later featured in adaptations including Friedrich Schiller's 1801 play Turandot and Giacomo Puccini’s 1926 opera Turandot. ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From earlier Turandotte, from French Tourandocte, from Classical Persian تُورَان‌دُخْت (tūrān-duxt, female given name, literally “daugher of Turan”), from a medieval misreading of پُورَان‌دُخْت (pūrān-duxt), itself from پُورَان (pūrān, female given name) +‎ دُخْت (duxt, “daughter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tu.ranˈdɔt/ Rhymes: -ɔt Hyphenation: Tu‧ran‧dòt === Proper noun === Turandot f Turandot (the fictional title character of Carlo Gozzi’s 1762 play Turandot, itself adapted from "Histoire du prince Calaf et de la princesse de la Chine" ('Story of Prince Calaf and the Princess of China') collected in Les Mille et Un Jours (1710–1712) by François Pétis de la Croix, and later featured in adaptations including Friedrich Schiller's 1801 play Turandot and Giacomo Puccini’s 1926 opera Turandot) ==== Descendants ==== → English: Turandot → French: Turandot → German: Turandot → Greek: Τουραντότ (Tourantót) → Russian: Турандот (Turandot)