таман

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Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *tami (to pay).

Noun

таман (taman)

  1. price

Evenki

Noun

таман (taman)

  1. price

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic تامان
Cyrillic таман
Latin taman

Postposition

таман (taman)

  1. around, about, near

Kyrgyz

Noun

таман (taman) (Arabic spelling تامان)

  1. paw

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تمام.

Pronunciation

Adjective

тама́н (tamán) (indeclinable, comparative потаман, superlative најтаман)

  1. just right, suitable, agreeable

Adverb

тама́н (tamán) (comparative потаман, superlative најтаман)

  1. in a way that's just right

Conjunction

тама́н (tamán)

  1. just as (X was about to)

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *tama-.

Noun

таман (taman)

  1. price

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьmьnъ. Synchronically from та́ма (darkness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tǎːman/
  • Hyphenation: та‧ман

Adjective

та́ма̄н (Latin spelling támān, definite та̑мнӣ, comparative тамнији)

  1. dark, gloomy, dim
Declension

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish تمام (tamam), from Arabic تَمَام (tamām).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tǎmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: та‧ман

Adverb

та̀ма̄н (Latin spelling tàmān)

  1. just
    Taman sam to hteo da kažem/Taman sam to htio reći. - I just wanted to say that! (meaning right now, at this time, not 'just' as in only)
Synonyms

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tāpan (foot, sole).

Compare with Kazakh табан (taban, foot, sole), Kyrgyz таман (taman, foot, sole), Tatar табан (taban), Tuvan таваңгай (tavañgay, sole), Uzbek tovon (heel), Turkish taban (sole of foot), etc.

Noun

таман (taman)

  1. foot, sole

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “таман”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

V. verbickij, editor (1884), “таман”, in Slovarʹ Altajskago i Aladagskago narečij tjurkskago jazyka [Altaian and Aladagian language Dictionary], Kazan', →ISBN