Turkmen

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːk.mən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɝk.mən/ === Etymology 1 === The current majority view for the etymology of the ethnonym Türkmen or Turcoman is that it comes from Türk and the Turkic emphasizing suffix -men, meaning "'most Turkish of the Turks' or 'pure-blooded Turks.'" A folk etymology, dating back to the Middle Ages and found in al-Biruni and Mahmud al-Kashgari, instead derives the suffix -men from the Persian suffix -mānind, with the resulting word meaning "like a Turk". While formerly the dominant etymology in modern scholarship, this mixed Turkic-Persian derivation is now viewed as incorrect. ==== Alternative forms ==== Turcoman, Turkoman (via Medieval Latin Turcomannus, itself derived from Turkic via Persian ترکمان (torkamân)) Turkman, Turkmán, Türkman (via Ottoman Turkish تركمان (Türkmân), itself derived from Turkic via Persian ترکمان (torkamân), dated) Türkmen (rare) ==== Proper noun ==== Turkmen A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Turkmen (plural Turkmen or Turkmens) A person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent. ===== Related terms ===== Turcoman Turkoman Turkmenistan ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== Turkmen (not comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language. ===== Translations ===== ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Treated as a plural of the deprecated term Turkman, influenced by English man, plural men. ==== Alternative forms ==== Türkmen (deprecated, rare) ==== Noun ==== Turkmen (deprecated) plural of Turkman ===== Usage notes ===== Usage of Turkman, especially as a singular of Turkmen, has steadily declined and has become rare in comparison with Turkmen (plural Turkmen or Turkmens) since the 19th century as can be seen here. === References === === Further reading === ISO 639-1 code tk, ISO 639-3 code tuk (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Turkmen, tuk ⁠ == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈturkmɛn] === Noun === Turkmen m anim (female equivalent Turkmenka) Turkmen, Turkoman, Turkman (person) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /turˈkmɛːn/ Rhymes: -ɛːn === Adjective === Turkmen (feminine singular Turkmena, plural Turkmeni) Turkmen (of, from or relating to Turkmenistan) === Noun === Turkmen m (plural Turkmeni, feminine Turkmena) Turkmen (native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan) === Noun === It-Turkmen m Turkmen (language) == Polish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Turkmen Türkmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtur.kmɛn/ Rhymes: -urkmɛn Syllabification: Tur‧kmen === Noun === Turkmen m pers (female equivalent Turkmenka) Turkmen (native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan) (usually male) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Turkmen”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)