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turkmen

/ˈtɝk.mən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
turk-men
IPA
/ˈtɝk.mən/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan.

noun

A person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language.

noun

plural of Turkman

Example Sentences

Etymology

The current majority view for the etymology of the ethnonym Türkmen or Turcoman is that it comes from Türk and the Turkic emphasizing suffix -men, meaning "'most Turkish of the Turks' or 'pure-blooded Turks.'" A folk etymology, dating back to the Middle Ages and found in al-Biruni and Mahmud al-Kashgari, instead derives the suffix -men from the Persian suffix -mānind, with the resulting word meaning "like a Turk". While formerly the dominant etymology in modern scholarship, this mixed Turkic-Persian derivation is now viewed as incorrect.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɝk.mən/
  • British English: /ˈtɜːk.mən/

Inflected Forms

Turcoman (alternative) Turkoman (alternative) Turkman (alternative) Turkmán (alternative) Türkman (alternative) Türkmen (alternative, rare) Turkmens (plural) Türkmen (alternative, proscribed)

Derived Forms

Turkmenian Turkmenization Turkmenize Turkmenness

Frequently Paired Words

Turcoman Turkoman Turkmenistan

Synonyms

turkoman turcoman turkmen language turcoman language turkoman language

Homonyms

turkman

Questions

How do you pronounce turkmen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɝk.mən/.
What does turkmen mean?
A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan.
Where does turkmen come from?
The current majority view for the etymology of the ethnonym Türkmen or Turcoman is that it comes from Türk and the Turkic emphasizing suffix -men, meaning "'most Turkish of the Turks' or 'pure-blooded Turks.'" A folk etymology, dating back to the Middle Ages and found in al-Biruni and Mahmud al-Kashgari, instead derives the suffix -men from the Persian suffix -mānind, with the resulting word meaning "like a Turk". While formerly the dominant etymology in modern scholarship, this mixed Turkic-Persian derivation is now viewed as incorrect.

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