Turkmen

[ turk-men, -muhn ]

noun

1. the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus.

Turkmen

/ ˈtɜːkmɛn /

noun

1. the language of the Turkomans, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkmen¹

From the Turkish word Türkmen

Example Sentences

The remaining Christian, Turkmen, Yazidis, and other ethnic minorities living in the region will be cleansed.

From The Daily Beast

But Huseyin El-Abdullah, a Turkmen leader, told Turkish media there had been no truck from Turkey for his people.

From The Daily Beast

Some news reports said the truck was heading towards a region in Syria that does not have a Turkmen population.

From The Daily Beast

Tehran has been actively working against Israeli-Turkmen relations, but Turkmenistan has fiercely asserted its neutrality.

From The Daily Beast

Ha; the Turkmen know and heed me; Coursers good the Turkmen breed me.

From Project Gutenberg