toman
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Classical Persian تومان (tōman), from Mongolian түмэн (tümen).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittoman (plural tomans)
- (historical, military) A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
- (historical, numismatics) A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars.
- 1845, Robert Browning, The Flight of the Duchess:
- The band-roll strung with tomans
Which proves the veil a Persian woman's
- (informal, numismatics) An Iranian coin or value of 10 rials.
Synonyms
edit- (unit): myriarchy
Hyponyms
editTranslations
edita division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army
currency in Iran
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Etymology 2
editFrom Irish toman (“small hill, hillock”), diminutive of tom (“hill”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittoman (plural tomans)
References
edit- "toman, n.¹" and "n.²", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Anagrams
editAsturian
editVerb
edittoman
Galician
editVerb
edittoman
Romanian
editAdverb
edittoman
References
editSpanish
editVerb
edittoman
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