tümen

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See also: Ťumeň and tumen

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تومان (“ten thousand; a division”), cognate with Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰢𐰤 (t²ümn², “ten thousand”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tümen (“ten thousand”). Compare Mongolian түм (tüm) and Azerbaijani tümən.

Noun

tümen (definite accusative tümeni, plural tümenler)

  1. a large number or quantity
  2. ten thousand
  3. (military) division
  4. toman

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tümen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تومان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 613
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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