Turkoman

Or Tur·co·man

[tur-kuh-muhn]

noun

plural

Turkomans 

1. a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.

2. Turkmen.

Turkoman

/ ˈtɜːkəmən /

noun

1. a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran

2. the Turkmen language

adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkoman¹

< Medieval Latin Turcomannus < Persian turkmān Turkmen

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkoman¹

C16: from Medieval Latin Turcomannus , from Persian turkumān resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + māndan to be like

Example Sentences

The fabric quarter was a mountain of rolled Persian rugs, Turkoman towels, and Chinese silk.

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But the evacuation order from Israel’s military on Tuesday for the Zaytoun and Turkoman neighborhoods of Gaza City raised the possibility of further military moves in the north.

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A destroyed statue of a mythical Kurdish hero is a reminder of the plunder of the city after its capture earlier this year by Arab and Turkoman rebels backed by Turkish tanks, from Kurdish rebels.

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The jihadists hardly put up a fight and local Arabs and Turkoman welcomed the Turks as liberators.

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Turkomans in Kirkuk even rallied to protect Kurdish homes.

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