Turkoman

[ tur-kuh-muh n ]

/ ˈtɜr kə mən /

a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.

Turkmen.

Origin of Turkoman

< Medieval Latin Turcomannus < Persian turkmān Turkmen

He was a Turkoman from Khiva, and belonged to the tribe of Yomut.

rminius Vambry, his life and adventures |rminius Vambry
Turkoman rugs are usually a rich brown or maroon in color, and are apt to contain slightly elongated octagonal figures.

Commercial Geography |Jacques W. Redway
But she had in her infancy been betrothed to Shere Afkun, a Turkoman of noble birth and distinguished merit.

The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life |Dr. Ticklemore
They speak the same language as the Turkoman—Turki—and have the same disposition, tastes, and ferocity.

At the Court of the Amr |John Alfred Gray

His alliances with the Turkoman plunderers of the frontiers increased the popular aversion.

Women of Early Christianity |Alfred Brittain

Turkoman

/ (ˈtɜːkəmən) /

plural -mans or -men a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran

the Turkmen language

of or relating to this people or their language

C16: from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian turkumān resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + māndan to be like