Turkoman (redirected from Turkomans)

Turk·men  (tûrkmn, -mn)

n. pl. Turkmen or Turk·mens

1. A native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.

2. also Tur·ko·man or Tur·co·man (tûrk-mn) pl. Turkoman or Turcoman or Tur·ko·mans or Tur·co·mans A member of a traditionally nomadic Turkic people inhabiting Turkmenistan and neighboring areas in Iran and Afghanistan.

3. also Turkoman or Turcoman The Turkic language of the Turkmen.

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[Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian Turkmn, from turkmn, like a Turk, from Turk, Turk; see Turki.]

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Turkmen, Turko·man, Turco·man adj.

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Turkoman [ˈtɜːkəmən], Turkman

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -mans, -men a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the Turkmen language

adj

(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this people or their language

[from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian turkumān resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + māndan to be like]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Turkoman - a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas Turcoman, Turkmen Turki - any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
	2.	Turkoman - the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman Turcoman, Turkmen Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar, Turki - a subfamily of Altaic languages