[ 'tə:kmən ]
■ noun ( plural same or ~s )
1》 a member of a group of Turkic peoples inhabiting the region east of the Caspian Sea and south of the Aral Sea.
2》 the Turkic language of the ~.
Origin
from Pers. turkmān , from Turk. tūrkmen ; also influenced by Russ. turkmen .