Turcoman

See also: turcoman and turcomán

English

Alternative forms

• Turkeman, Turkoman

Etymology

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

Noun

Turcoman (plural Turcomans or Turcomen)

1. A member of a mainly nomadic Turkic people inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea; a Turkmen. [from 17th c.]
   • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 18:

     Apart from hostile Turcoman tribesmen who roamed this desolate region, the principal obstacle facing Bekovich was a dangerous stretch of desert […]

2. A kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by the Turcomans. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

• Black Sheep Turcoman
• White Sheep Turcoman

Adjective

Turcoman (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to these people.

Proper noun

Turcoman

1. The Turkmen language. [from 18th c.]

Related terms

• Turcomanic, Turkomanic

French

Alternative forms

• Turkoman

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcomannus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyʁ.kɔ.mɑ̃/

Noun

Turcoman m (plural Turcomans, feminine Turcomane)

1. Turcoman (person)

Related terms

• turcoman

Further reading

• “Turcoman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.