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Meaning of Turkmen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɜːk.mən

Definitions

  1. A person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent.
  2. Rare spelling of Turkmen.
    alt-of, rare
  3. A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca türkmən
Беларуская туркменскі
Català turcman turcmana
Ελληνικά τουρκμενικός
Esperanto turkmena turkmeno
Español turcomana turcomano
Euskara turkmenera
Suomi turkmeeni
Français turkmène
Galego turcomán
हिन्दी तुर्कमेनी
Magyar türkmén
Bahasa Indonesia Turkmenistan
Italiano turkmeno
ქართული თურქმენი
Қазақша түрікмен
한국어 투르크멘어
Македонски туркменски
Português turcomano turcomeno
Română turkmenă
Türkmençe türkmen
Türkçe Türkmen Türkmence
Oʻzbekcha turkman

Examples

“The conquest took 16 years and ended in 1885 in a battle with the Afghans on the banks of the Murghab. During this period, the Turkmens offered the Russians stubborn resistance […]”
“Keimir-Ker, a Turkmen from the Tekke clan, led a rebellion against the Persians […]”
“In the tents of the Kurdish nomads, just as in the tents of the Türkmens, are woven rugs that enjoy great demand.”
“After the abolition of Čaγatajid rule in Türkistan at the beginning of the 16th century, the Türkmens were constantly being torn apart by neighboring and rival powers: the Özbeks and Persians; occasionally the Qazaqs and the xānates of Xīwa and Buxārā.”
“In 455/1063, Qutalmïsh recruited many of his fifty thousand Türkmens in the same region.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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