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tiyin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tiyin
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.

noun

A former currency unit of Kazakhstan, one hundredth of a tenge.

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh тиын (tıyın) or Uzbek tiyin, тийин (tiyin), both originally meaning "squirrel", because in the ancient era squirrel pelts were used as currency. Compare Kazakh тиін (tiyin, “squirrel”), Kyrgyz тыйын (tıyın, “kopek, coin, squirrel”) Uyghur تىيىن (tiyin, “squirrel, kopeck”), dialectal Turkish teyin, Khakas тиин (tiin), Yakut тииҥ (tiiŋ), etc.

Inflected Forms

tiyins (plural) tein (alternative) tiin (alternative) tyin (alternative) tyiyn (alternative) tyyn (alternative)

Questions

What does tiyin mean?
A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
Where does tiyin come from?
Borrowed from Kazakh тиын (tıyın) or Uzbek tiyin, тийин (tiyin), both originally meaning "squirrel", because in the ancient era squirrel pelts were used as currency. Compare Kazakh тиін (tiyin, “squirrel”), Kyrgyz тыйын (tıyın, “kopek, coin, squirrel”) Uyghur تىيىن (tiyin, “squirrel, kopeck”), dialectal Turkish teyin, Khakas тиин (tiin), Yakut тииҥ (tiiŋ), etc.

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