tümen

See also: Ťumeň and tumen

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تومان‎ (“ten thousand; a division”). Compare Mongolian түмэн (tümen).

Noun

tümen (definite accusative tümeni, plural tümenler)

a large number or quantity
ten thousand
(military) division
toman

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) , “tümen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) , “تومان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 613
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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