Turcoman

The Turkmen language.

Adjective

  1. Of or relating to these people.

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Classical Persian ترکمان (turkamān). Doublet of Turkman and Turkmen.

Forms

Turkeman Turkoman

Proper noun

  1. The Turkmen language.

Forms

Turkeman Turkoman

Related

Turcomanic Turkomanic

Noun

  1. A member of a mainly nomadic Turkic people inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea; a Turkmen.
    • Apart from hostile Turcoman tribesmen who roamed this desolate region, the principal obstacle facing Bekovich was a dangerous stretch of desert […] - 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010,...
  2. A kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by the Turcomans.

Forms

Turcomans Turcomen Turkeman Turkoman

Derived

Black Sheep Turcoman White Sheep Turcoman