English Explanatory Dictionary

tiyin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
  2. A former currency unit of Kazakhstan, one hundredth of a tenge.

Word forms

tiyin tiyins tein tiin tyin

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh тиын (tiyn) or Uzbek tiyin, тийин (tiyin), both originally meaning "squirrel", because in the ancient era squirrel pelts were used as currency. Compare Kazakh тиін (tiın, “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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