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Turkmen en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtɜːk.mən/ (UK)
• /ˈtɝk.mən/ (US)

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.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language.

Forms

Deriveds

Turkmenization · Turkmenness · Turkmenize · Turkmenian

Translations (53)

tr Türkmen (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ar تُرْكُمَانِيّ (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · fa ترکمنی (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · tt төрекмән (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · be туркме́нскі (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · gl turkmeno (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · lv turkmēnisks (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ug تۈركمەن (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · hy թուրքմենական (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ky түркмөн (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ro turkmen (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · pt turcomeno (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · fo turkmenskur (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · kk түрікмен (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · pt turcomano (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ca turcman (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · nb turkmensk (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · tk түркмен (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · nl Turkmeens (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ast turkmenu (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · uk туркме́нський (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · sv turkmensk (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · gl turcomán (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ba төрөкмән (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · sk turkménsky (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · eo turkmena (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ka თურქმენული (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · hu türkmén (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ba төркмән (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · mn туркмен (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · el τουρκμενικός (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · es turcomano (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · cmn 土庫曼 /土库曼 (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · lv turkmēņu (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · hi तुर्कमेनी (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · it turkmeno (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · tk türkmen (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · tg туркманӣ (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · uz turkman (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ast turcomanu (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · az türkmən (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · mn ᠲᠦ᠋ᠷᠺᠮᠧᠨ (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · pl turkmeński (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · sh ту̀ркме̄нскӣ (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ru туркме́нский (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · de turkmenisch (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · ga Tuircméanastánach (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · nn turkmensk (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · fr turkmène (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · cs turkmenský (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · mk туркменски (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · sh tùrkmēnskī (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) · bg туркме́нски (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language)

Turkmen en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈtɜːk.mən/ (UK)
• /ˈtɝk.mən/ (US)

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.

Meanings

1. A person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent.
   • Keimir-Ker, a Turkmen from the Tekke clan, led a rebellion against the Persians […] 2009, Barbara A. West, Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania, page 841:
   • The conquest took 16 years and ended in 1885 in a battle with the Afghans on the banks of the Murghab. During this period, the Turkmens offered the Russians stubborn resistance […] 2005, Chahryar Adle, History of Civilizations of Central Asia, page 316:

Forms

Relateds

Turkoman · Turcoman · Turkmenistan

Translations (65)

sw Mturukimeni (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · lv turkmēnis (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ru туркме́нка (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · nl Turkmeense (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · cmn 土庫曼人 /土库曼人 (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · fa ترکمن (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · lv turkmēniete (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · cs Turkmenka (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · cs Turkmen (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ar تُرْكُمَانِيَّة (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · sk Turkménka (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · es turcomana (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · eo turkmeno (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · pl Turkmen (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ast turkmena (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ug تۈركمەن (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · sv turkmen (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ckb تورکمان (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · tk türkmen (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · tk түркмен (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ps ترکمن (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ka თურქმენი (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · sk Turkmén (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · hy թուրքմեն (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · az türkmən (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · pl Turkmenka (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · eo turkmenino (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · hu türkmén (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · es turcomano (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ast turcomanu (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ja トルクメン人 (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ru туркме́н (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · pt turcomeno (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · sv turkmenistanier (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · de Turkmene (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · fr Turkmène (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · hi तुर्कमेनी (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · nn turkmenar (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · uz turkman (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · tg туркман (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ba төрөкмән (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · fa ترکمان (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ast turcomana (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · be туркме́н (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · nn turkmen (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · pt turcomano (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · yi טורקמענער (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · tr Türkmen (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · uk туркме́н (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ro turkmen (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · kk түрікмен (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · de Turkmenin (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ca turcmana (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · be туркме́нка (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · nl Turkmeen (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · nb turkmener (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ast turkmenu (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · fi turkmeeni (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ar تُرْكُمَانِيّ (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ca turcman (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · uk туркме́нка (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · tt төрекмән (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · sk Turkménec (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · ro turkmenă (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent) · fo turkmeni (person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent)

Turkmen en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈtɜːk.mən/ (UK)
• /ˈtɝk.mən/ (US)

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.

Meanings

1. A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan.

Forms

Translations (45)

de Turkmenisch (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · pt turcomeno (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · nb turkmensk (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ga Tuircméinis (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · nl Turkmeens (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ckb تورکمانی (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · tk türkmençe (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · es turcomano (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · lv turkmēņu valoda (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · it turkmeno (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · uz turkman tili (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · hi तुर्कमेनी (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · lv turkmēņu (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ro turkmenă (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · cv туркмен чӗлхи (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · fi turkmeeni (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · sw Kiturukimeni (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ar اللُّغَة التُّرْكُمَانِيَّة (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ja トルクメン語 (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ko 투르크멘어 (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ar التُّرْكُمَانِيَّة (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ca turcman (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ast turcomanu (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · sv turkmeniska (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · sk turkménčina (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · eo turkmena lingvo (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · az türkmən dili (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · dv ތުރުކު (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · hy թուրքմեներեն (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ky түркмөнчө (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · nn turkmensk (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · fr turkmène (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ru туркме́нский (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · cmn 土庫曼語 /土库曼语 (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · de turkmenische Sprache (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · tk türkmen dili (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · tr Türkmence (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · fo turkmenskt (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · gl turkmeno (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ast turkmenu (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · ug تۈركمەن تىلى (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · kk түрікмен тілі (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · eu turkmenera (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · gl turcomán (language spoken in Turkmenistan) · cs turkmenština (language spoken in Turkmenistan)

Turkmen en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈtɜːk.mən/ (UK)
• /ˈtɝk.mən/ (US)

Etymology

Treated as a plural of the deprecated term Turkman, influenced by English man, plural men.

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural, proscribed) plural of Turkman
   form of Turkman

Forms