Turcoman
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Classical Persian ترکمان (turkamān). Doublet of Turkman and Turkmen.
Noun
[edit]Turcoman (plural Turcomans or Turcomen)
- A member of a mainly nomadic Turkic people inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea; a Turkmen. [from 17th c.]
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 18:
- Apart from hostile Turcoman tribesmen who roamed this desolate region, the principal obstacle facing Bekovich was a dangerous stretch of desert […]
- A kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by the Turcomans. [from 19th c.]
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Turcoman (not comparable)
- Of or relating to these people.
Proper noun
[edit]Turcoman
- The Turkmen language. [from 18th c.]
Related terms
[edit]French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcomannus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Turcoman m (plural Turcomans, feminine Turcomane)
- Turcoman (person)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Turcoman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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