Turkmen Definition

tûrkmĕn, -mən

turcoman, turcomans, turkmens, turkoman, turkomans

noun

A native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.

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A member of a people living mainly in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan and in N Iran and Afghanistan.

Webster's New World

The Turkic language of this people.

Webster's New World

A member of a Turkic people of northern Iraq.

American Heritage

The Turkic language of the Iraqi Turkmen.

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Synonyms:

pronoun

A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan.

Wiktionary

adjective

Of the Turkmens or their language or culture.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Turkmen

Singular:

Turkmen

Plural:

turkmens

Medieval Latin Turcomannus from Persian turkmān Turklike, Turkmen turk Turk Turki -mān resembling, like (from mānistan, mān- to resemble) (akin to Avestan mana- measurement, manner) (from mā- to measure) (akin to Sanskrit mimīte he measures mē-² in Indo-European roots)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Medieval Latin Turcomannus from Persian turkmān Turklike, Turkmen turk Turk Turki -mān resembling, like (from mānistan, mān- to resemble) (akin to Avestan mana- measurement, manner) (from mā- to measure) (akin to Sanskrit mimīte he measures mē-² in Indo-European roots)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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