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