Turkmen
/ˈtəːkmən
/noun (plural same or Turkmens)
1A member of a group of Turkic peoples inhabiting the region east of the Caspian Sea and south of the Aral Sea, now comprising Turkmenistan and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.He cited the rights of the Kurds, Turkmens and women....
- That plan is bitterly opposed by Turkmens.
- The Turkmens are perhaps closest to the modern Turks of today.
2 [mass noun] The Turkic language of the Turkmen, having about 3 million speakers.It is related to such languages as Turkish, Kazak, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, and Uzbek.
adjective
Relating to the Turkmen, their language, or the region which they inhabit.The Turkmen language used in Turkmenistan borrows many words from Russian....
- The demonstration coincided with a general strike by the city's approximately 300,000 Turkmen residents.
- When a 670-lb meteorite landed in Turkmenistan in 1999, Turkmen scientists named it after Turkmenbashi.
Origin
From Persian turkmān, from Turkish tūrkmen; also influenced by Russian turkmen.