toman en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تومان (tōman), from Mongolian түмэн (tümen).
Meanings
- (historical) A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
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(historical) A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars.
The band-roll strung with tomans Which proves the veil a Persian woman's
1845, Robert Browning, The Flight of the Duchess:
- (informal) An Iranian coin or value of 10 rials.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tomaun | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tumen | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tomin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tomans | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| touman | alternative | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
kran (1⁄10 toman) (historical coin) · dinar (1⁄10,000 toman) (historical coin) · rial (1⁄10 toman) (modern coin)
Synonyms
myriarchy (unit)
Translations (27)
ru тумен (a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army) · tg тумон (currency in Iran) · fa تومان (currency in Iran) · mn ᠲᠦᠮᠡᠨ (a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army) · tr tomen (currency in Iran) · bg тумен (a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army) · pl toman (currency in Iran) · ja トマン (currency in Iran) · kmr tîmen (currency in Iran) · kmr tûmen (currency in Iran) · hi तोमान (currency in Iran) · pl toman (a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army) · ru тома́н (currency in Iran) · uk тумен (a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army) · az tümən (currency in Iran) · el τομάν (currency in Iran) · mn түмэн (a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army) · es tumen (a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army) · ru тума́н (currency in Iran) · ko 토만 (currency in Iran) · bg томан (currency in Iran) · cmn 萬戶 /万户 (a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army) · hy թուման (currency in Iran) · tr tümen (currency in Iran) · bg туман (currency in Iran) · ar تُومَان (currency in Iran) · ps تومان (currency in Iran)