tiyin
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Kazakh тиын (tiyn) or Uzbek тийин (tiyin), both originally meaning "squirrel", because in the ancient era squirrel pelts were used as currency.[1] Compare Kazakh тиін (tiın, “squirrel”), Kyrgyz тыйын (tıyın, “kopek, coin, squirrel”) Uyghur تىيىن (tiyin, “squirrel, kopeck”), Turkish değin, Khakas тиин (tiin), Yakut тииҥ (tiiñ), etc.
Noun
[edit]tiyin (plural tiyins or tiyin)
- A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
- A former currency unit of Kazakhstan, one hundredth of a tenge.
See also
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tiyin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Category:Coins of Uzbekistan on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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