n.
Variant: or Tur · co · man
Pronunciation: ' t ə r-k ə -m ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Turkomans or Turcomans
Etymology: Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian Turkm ā n, from turkm ā n resembling a Turkish, from Turkish
Date: circa 1520
: a member of a Turkic-speaking traditionally nomadic people living chiefly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Iran
– Turkoman or Turcoman adjective