Turkmen

[ turk-men, -muhn ]

noun

1. the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus.

Turkmen

/ ˈtɜːkmɛn /

noun

1. the language of the Turkomans, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkmen¹

From the Turkish word Türkmen

Example Sentences

Among them is the Kirkuk province, with a mixed population of Sunnis, Shia, Kurds and Turkmen, which has been the scene of a territorial dispute for years between the central government in Baghdad and that of the semiautonomous northern Kurdish region with its capital in Irbil.

From Seattle Times

Among them is the Kirkuk province, with a mixed population of Sunnis, Shia, Kurds and Turkmen, which has been the scene of a territorial dispute for years between the central government in Baghdad and that of the semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region with its capital in Irbil.

From Washington Times

He is currently speaker of the Turkmen parliament.

From BBC

The central government plans to return to the building to the KDP in a show of goodwill but Arab and Turkmen opponents set up a camp outside the building last week in protest.

From Reuters

But Arab residents and minority groups who said they suffered under Kurdish rule, such as the Turkmen, have protested the KDP's return.

From Reuters