tomín

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic ثُمْن (ṯúmn), from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”), from the root ن (n) م (m) ث (ṯ-m-n). Originally used in reference to it forming one-eighth of a castellano. Doublet of azumbre and celemín. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈmin/ [t̪oˈmĩn] Rhymes: -in Syllabification: to‧mín === Noun === tomín m (plural tomines) (historical) tomin (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 0.6 g) (historical) tomin (a former gold Spanish coin notionally equivalent to a tomin of gold) Synonym: (abbreviation) t (historical) tomin (a former silver colonial Spanish coin notionally equivalent in value to the gold tomin) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of mass): grano (1⁄12 tomín), escrúpulo (2 tomines), adarme (3 tomines), ochava (6 tomines), castellano (8 tomines), onza (48 tomines) (gold coin): adarme (3 tomines), castellano (8 tomines) ==== Descendants ==== → Classical Nahuatl: tomīn Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: tomi Tetelcingo Nahuatl: tomi → Cora: túmiin → Southeastern Tepehuan: tuumiñ === Further reading === “tomín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025