Turkmens – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Turkmens
The
Turkmens or
Turkomans (, plural Türkmenler/Түркменлер) are a
Turkic people located primarily in
Central Asia, in the state of
Turkmenistan, as well as in
Iran,
Afghanistan, North Caucasus (
Stavropol Krai), and northern
Pakistan. They speak the
Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the
Eastern Oghuz branch of the
Turkic languages. Examples of other
Oghuz languages are
Turkish,
Azerbaijani,
Qashqai,
Gagauz,
Khorasani, and
Salar.
Turkmen
Noun
1. a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
(synonym) Turkoman, Turcoman
(hypernym) Turki
2. a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
(synonym) Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmenia
(hypernym) country, state, land
(member-holonym) Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS
(part-holonym) Asia
(part-meronym) Ashkhabad, capital of Turkmenistan
3. the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman people
(synonym) Turkoman, Turcoman
(hypernym) Turki, Turkic, Turko-Tatar, Turkic language
Adjective
1. of or relatin to or characteristic of Turkmenistan or its people or culture
(pertainym) Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia
