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🌏 From Turkmenistan 🧑 A Central Asian 🗣️ A Turkic language 🏞️ Old name: Turkmenistan
Turkmen

Turkmen

1 6.8
A person from Turkmenistan or from the group native to Central Asia
  • noun
  • /tɜrkmɛn/
translation icon : turcomano
  • Turkmen and Uzbeks make up only 71 percent of that country's population, Tajiks are only 62 percent, Kyrgyz are 52 percent, and Kazakhs are barely 40 percent of Kazakhstan.
  • Kurds and Turkmen
  • Uzbeks and Turkmen
  • Arabs and Turkmen

Examples

  • However, the Turkmen, like others, have been concerned about the excesses of the Taliban and, as a result, have developed ties with the Northern Alliance as well.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A Turkmen family celebrated their traditional festival with music and dance.

  • Thanks to her, I took up Turkmen and fell in love with the culture of its people.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • For the Turkmen, politeness extends to everything.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • There is an unresolved question as to whether a final ninth member of the commission, supposedly a minority representative, will be a Turkmen or a Christian.

    Blog text (9)

  • The Turkmen would like stability in Afghanistan so they can export gas and oil through pipelines that will be built across Afghanistan to Pakistan, the Arabian Sea, and possibly India.

    Academic text (1997)

  • If Poles and Ukrainians get along tolerably well in Chicago, why not Sunni Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmen in Kirkuk?

    Academic text (2008)

  • An Iraq that coheres as one state, includes Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Turkmen, and others, and is not manipulated by any of its neighbors represents an outcome that would accord with the interests of the United States, Iraq's neighbors, and the wider world.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Many Turkmen people take pride in their rich heritage and unique customs.

  • The Turkmen are known for their beautiful carpet weaving skills and vibrant artwork.

Synonyms

Turkoman
vsTurkmen
1 8.4

A person from a Turkic group in Turkmenistan and nearby areas

is identical in meaning but is a different spelling variant
Turkman
vsTurkmen
1 8.9

A person of a Turkic group who lives mainly in Central Asia and the Middle East

is narrower meaning those native specifically to Turkmenistan and nearby areas
Turcoman
vsTurkmen
9.9

A person from Turkmenistan or nearby regions who belongs to a Turkic ethnic group

is the standard modern name for the same people

Compounds

Turkmen language
8.2

A language spoken by Turkmen people in Turkmenistan and nearby areas

Surface Forms

Turkmen singular
Turkmens plural

Etymology

Turkmen combines Turk ('Turk') and -men ('men' or 'people'), so a Turkmen is simply a member of that Turkic-speaking people in Central Asia.