oruç

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوروج (oruc), from Sogdian [script needed] (rōçag), shares common origins with Persian روزه (ruze, “fasting”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈɾut͡ʃ/ Hyphenation: o‧ruç === Noun === oruç (definite accusative orucu, plural oruçlar) (in general) fasting, abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food (specifically, Islam) sawm; the ritual practice of fasting and the third of the five pillars of Islam ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “oruç”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “oruç”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3639