English Explanatory Dictionary

Turcoman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a mainly nomadic Turkic people inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea; a Turkmen.
  2. A kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by the Turcomans.
adj
  1. Of or relating to these people.
name
  1. The Turkmen language.

Word forms

Turcoman Turcomans Turcomen Turkeman Turkoman

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Classical Persian ترکمان (turkamān). Doublet of Turkman and Turkmen.

Related words

Turcomanic Turkomanic

Derived words

Black Sheep Turcoman White Sheep Turcoman
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