adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈtɜːk.mən/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
plural of Turkman
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural, proscribed
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkmenistan or its people or culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Turkoman, Turcoman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Turki, Turkic, Turko-Tatar, Turkic language
7
noun
Meaning 7
a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmenia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: country, state, land
8
noun
Meaning 8
a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Turkoman, Turcoman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Turki
History
Etymology
The current majority view for the etymology of the ethnonym Türkmen or Turcoman is that it comes from Türk and the Turkic emphasizing suffix -men, meaning "'most Turkish of the Turks' or 'pure-blooded Turks.'" A folk etymology, dating back to the Middle Ages and found in al-Biruni and Mahmud al-Kashgari, instead derives the suffix -men from the Persian suffix -mānind, with the resulting word meaning "like a Turk". While formerly the dominant etymology in modern scholarship, this mixed Turkic-Persian derivation is now viewed as incorrect.
Treated as a plural of the deprecated term Turkman, influenced by English man, plural men.
Across languages
Translations
163 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تُرْكُمَانِيّ
(turkumāniyy)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Armenian:
թուրքմենական
(tʻurkʻmenakan)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Asturian:
turcomanu
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Asturian:
turkmenu
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Azerbaijani:
türkmən
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Bashkir:
төрөкмән
(törökmən)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Bashkir:
төркмән
(törkmən)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Belarusian:
туркме́нскі
(turkmjénski)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Bulgarian:
туркме́нски
(turkménski)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Catalan:
turcman
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Chinese Mandarin:
土庫曼 /土库曼
(Tǔkùmàn)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Czech:
turkmenský
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Dutch:
Turkmeens
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Esperanto:
turkmena
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Faroese:
turkmenskur
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
French:
turkmène
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Galician:
turcomán
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Galician:
turkmeno
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Georgian:
თურქმენული
(turkmenuli)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
German:
turkmenisch
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Greek:
τουρκμενικός
(tourkmenikós)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Hindi:
तुर्कमेनी
(turkamenī)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Hungarian:
türkmén
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Irish:
Tuircméanastánach
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Italian:
turkmeno
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Kazakh:
түрікмен
(türıkmen)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Kyrgyz:
түркмөн
(türkmön)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Latvian:
turkmēņu
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Latvian:
turkmēnisks
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Macedonian:
туркменски
(turkmenski)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Mongolian:
туркмен
(turkmen)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Mongolian:
ᠲᠦ᠋ᠷᠺᠮᠧᠨ
(türkmēn)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Norwegian Bokmål:
turkmensk
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
turkmensk
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Persian:
ترکمنی
(torkamani)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Polish:
turkmeński
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Portuguese:
turcomeno
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Portuguese:
turcomano
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Romanian:
turkmen
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Russian:
туркме́нский
(turkménskij)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Serbo-Croatian:
ту̀ркме̄нскӣ
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Serbo-Croatian:
tùrkmēnskī
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Slovak:
turkménsky
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Spanish:
turcomano
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Swedish:
turkmensk
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Tajik:
туркманӣ
(turkmani)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Tatar:
төрекмән
(törekmän)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Turkish:
Türkmen
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Turkmen:
türkmen
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Turkmen:
түркмен
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Ukrainian:
туркме́нський
(turkménsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Uyghur:
تۈركمەن
(türkmen)
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Uzbek:
turkman
— of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language
Arabic:
اللُّغَة التُّرْكُمَانِيَّة
(al-luḡa t-turkumāniyya)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Arabic:
التُّرْكُمَانِيَّة
(at-turkumāniyya)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Armenian:
թուրքմեներեն
(tʻurkʻmeneren)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Asturian:
turcomanu
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Asturian:
turkmenu
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Azerbaijani:
türkmən dili
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Basque:
turkmenera
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Catalan:
turcman
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Chinese Mandarin:
土庫曼語 /土库曼语
(tǔkùmànyǔ)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Chuvash:
туркмен чӗлхи
(turkmen č̬ĕlh̬i)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Czech:
turkmenština
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Dhivehi:
ތުރުކު
(turuku)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Dutch:
Turkmeens
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Esperanto:
turkmena lingvo
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Faroese:
turkmenskt
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Finnish:
turkmeeni
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
French:
turkmène
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Galician:
turcomán
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Galician:
turkmeno
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
German:
Turkmenisch
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
German:
turkmenische Sprache
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Hindi:
तुर्कमेनी
(turkamenī)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Irish:
Tuircméinis
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Italian:
turkmeno
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Japanese:
トルクメン語
(torukumengo)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Kazakh:
түрікмен тілі
(türıkmen tılı)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Korean:
투르크멘어
(tureukeumeneo)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Central Kurdish:
تورکمانی
(turkmanî)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Kyrgyz:
түркмөнчө
(türkmöncö)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Latvian:
turkmēņu
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Latvian:
turkmēņu valoda
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Norwegian Bokmål:
turkmensk
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
turkmensk
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Portuguese:
turcomeno
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Romanian:
turkmenă
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Russian:
туркме́нский
(turkménskij)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Slovak:
turkménčina
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Spanish:
turcomano
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Swahili:
Kiturukimeni
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Swedish:
turkmeniska
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Turkish:
Türkmence
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Turkmen:
türkmen dili
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Turkmen:
türkmençe
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Uyghur:
تۈركمەن تىلى
(türkmen tili)
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Uzbek:
turkman tili
— language spoken in Turkmenistan
Arabic:
تُرْكُمَانِيّ
(turkumāniyy)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Arabic:
تُرْكُمَانِيَّة
(turkumāniyya)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Armenian:
թուրքմեն
(tʻurkʻmen)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Asturian:
turcomanu
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Asturian:
turcomana
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Asturian:
turkmenu
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Asturian:
turkmena
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Azerbaijani:
türkmən
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Bashkir:
төрөкмән
(törökmən)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Belarusian:
туркме́н
(turkmjén)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Belarusian:
туркме́нка
(turkmjénka)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Catalan:
turcman
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Catalan:
turcmana
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Chinese Mandarin:
土庫曼人 /土库曼人
(tǔkùmànrén)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Czech:
Turkmen
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Czech:
Turkmenka
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Dutch:
Turkmeen
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Dutch:
Turkmeense
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Esperanto:
turkmeno
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Esperanto:
turkmenino
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Faroese:
turkmeni
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Finnish:
turkmeeni
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
French:
Turkmène
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Georgian:
თურქმენი
(turkmeni)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
German:
Turkmene
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
German:
Turkmenin
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Hindi:
तुर्कमेनी
(turkamenī)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Hungarian:
türkmén
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Japanese:
トルクメン人
(torukumenjin)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Kazakh:
түркмен
(türkmen)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Central Kurdish:
تورکمان
(turkman)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Latvian:
turkmēnis
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Latvian:
turkmēniete
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
turkmener
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
turkmen
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
turkmenar
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Pashto:
ترکمن
(torkmán)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Persian:
ترکمن
(torkaman)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Persian:
ترکمان
(torkmân)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Polish:
Turkmen
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Polish:
Turkmenka
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Portuguese:
turcomeno
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Portuguese:
turcomano
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Romanian:
turkmen
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Romanian:
turkmenă
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Russian:
туркме́н
(turkmén)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Russian:
туркме́нка
(turkménka)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Slovak:
Turkmén
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Slovak:
Turkménec
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Slovak:
Turkménka
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Spanish:
turcomano
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Spanish:
turcomana
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Swahili:
Mturukimeni
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Swedish:
turkmen
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Swedish:
turkmenistanier
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Tajik:
туркман
(turkman)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Tatar:
төрекмән
(törekmän)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Turkish:
Türkmen
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Turkmen:
türkmen
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Turkmen:
түркмен
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Ukrainian:
туркме́н
(turkmén)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Ukrainian:
туркме́нка
(turkménka)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Uyghur:
تۈركمەن
(türkmen)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Uzbek:
turkman
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
Yiddish:
טורקמענער
(túrkmener)
— person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent
