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

He dressed as a Turkoman, and so obtained an audience of the king, when he was denounced as a Russian spy by the Jews.

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The Turkoman never permits the Dervish to proceed empty-handed from his tent.

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But now to accompany the Turkoman into his home and his domestic circle.

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In bravery the Kirghis is inferior to the zbeg, and still more so to the Turkoman.

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It was also for several centuries the residence of more or less independent princes of the Ortokid Turkoman dynasty.

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