Orkhon Turk

noun

Or·​khon Turk

ˈȯrˌkän-

: one of a Turkish tribe in the 8th century occupying the drainage of the Orkhon river in north central Mongolia, practicing intensive irrigation agriculture and using a runic alphabet derived from Aramaic

Word History

Etymology

from Orkhon river, northern Mongolia

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Rhymes for Orkhon Turk

• bodywork
• handiwork
• ironwork
• latticework
• masterwork
• metalwork
• needlework
• openwork
• overwork
• paperwork
• subnetwork
• artwork