Turkmen

Likely originally a variant of Turkman, influenced by Russian Туркме́н (Turkmén) or possibly Turkish or Turkmen Türkmen. As a plural of Turkman, probably also influenced by the English man→men plural.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɜːk.mən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɝk.mən/

Turkmen

1. plural of Turkman

Turkmen (countable and uncountable, plural Turkmen or Turkmens)

1. (countable) A person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent.
   • 2005, Chahryar Adle, History of Civilizations of Central Asia (page 316)

     The conquest took 16 years and ended in 1885 in a battle with the Afghans on the banks of the Murghab. During this period, the Turkmens offered the Russians stubborn resistance […]

   • 2009, Barbara A. West, Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania (page 841)

     Keimir-Ker, a Turkmen from the Tekke clan, led a rebellion against the Persians […]

2. (uncountable) A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan.

• Turcoman
• Turkoman
• Turkmenistan

Turkmen (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language.

• ISO 639-1 code tk, ISO 639-3 code tuk
• Ethnologue entry for Turkmen, tk

Turkmen m

1. Turkmen, Turkoman, Turkman (person)