Turkoman

or Tur·co·man

[ tur-kuh-muhn ]

noun

, plural Tur·ko·mans.

1. a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
2. Turkmen.

Turkoman

/ ˈtɜːkəmən /

noun

1. -mans-men a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran
2. the Turkmen language

adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkoman¹

< Medieval Latin Turcomannus < Persian turkmān Turkmen

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkoman¹

C16: from Medieval Latin Turcomannus , from Persian turkumān resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + māndan to be like

Example Sentences

“You’ve got the copper complexion of a Turkoman, if it wasn’t covered in dirt, and the brown curls of a Greek, if they weren’t matted down with blood.”

From Literature

But the evacuation order from Israel’s military on Tuesday for the Zaytoun and Turkoman neighborhoods of Gaza City raised the possibility of further military moves in the north.

From New York Times

A destroyed statue of a mythical Kurdish hero is a reminder of the plunder of the city after its capture earlier this year by Arab and Turkoman rebels backed by Turkish tanks, from Kurdish rebels.

From Economist

The jihadists hardly put up a fight and local Arabs and Turkoman welcomed the Turks as liberators.

From Economist

Turkomans in Kirkuk even rallied to protect Kurdish homes.

From Economist