Turkmen

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtəːkmən/

noun (plural or Turkmens)

  • 1a member of a group of Turkic peoples inhabiting the region east of the Caspian Sea and south of the Aral Sea, now comprising Turkmenistan and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Turkic language of the Turkmen, having about 3 million speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Turkmen, their language, or the region which they inhabit.

Origin:

from Persian turkmān, from Turkish tūrkmen; also influenced by Russian turkmen