Meaning

4 senses

  1. (historical)A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.

    туменtumen

    туменtumen

  2. (historical)A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars.

  3. (informal)An Iranian coin or value of 10 rials.

    тума́нtumán, тома́нtomán

  4. Synonym of hillock.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army:
Русский
By meaning 2
a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army:
currency in Iran:

Origin

Borrowed from Classical Persian تومان (tōman), from Mongolian түмэн (tümen). From Irish t

Borrowed from Classical Persian تومان (tōman), from Mongolian түмэн (tümen).

From Irish toman (“small hill, hillock”), diminutive of tom (“hill”).

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Forms

plural: tomans

Synonyms

2 synonyms
unit:myriarchy
hillock

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tomtomatomahawktomatoA1tombB2

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