turkomen
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Definition
- Noun:
- A member of a Turkic people inhabiting Turkmenistan and neighboring areas: "Turkomen" refers to an individual belonging to the Turkic ethnic group primarily living in Turkmenistan and surrounding regions.
- The Turkic language spoken by the Turkmen people: "Turkomen" can also denote the language spoken by this ethnic group.
Usage Examples
Noun (Person): The rug was woven by a skilled Turkomen.Many Turkomen live in the northern provinces of the country.
Noun (Language): He is studying to read and write in Turkomen.The poem was originally composed in Turkomen.
Advanced Usage
- As a collective noun: The term can be used to refer to the people as a whole, though "Turkmen" is more common in modern usage.
Variants and Related Words
- Turkmen (noun): The more common modern spelling for both the people and the language.
- Turkmenistan (proper noun): The country where most Turkomen/Turkmen people live.
- Turkic (adjective): Relating to the large language family that includes Turkomen/Turkmen.
Synonyms
- Turkmen: The direct and more frequent synonym in contemporary English.
Notes on Usage
- The spelling "Turkomen" is an older variant. In modern geopolitical and linguistic contexts, "Turkmen" is the standard and preferred term for both the ethnic group and the language.
- The word is typically used as a noun. When used as an adjective to describe things related to the people or language, "Turkmen" is used (e.g., , ).
Noun
- a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991