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tiyin

tiyin noun: a currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.

Noun

tiyin (plural tiyins or tiyin)

  1. A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
  2. A former currency unit of Kazakhstan, one hundredth of a tenge.

Forms of tiyin

pluraltiyins
pluraltiyin
alternative formtein
alternative formtiin
alternative formtyin
alternative formtyiyn
alternative formtyyn

Origin of tiyin

Borrowed from Kazakh тиын (tıyın) or Uzbek tiyin, тийин (tiyin), both originally meaning "squirrel", because in the ancient era squirrel pelts were used as currency. Compare Kazakh тиін (tiyin, “squirrel”), Kyrgyz тыйын (tıyın, “kopek, coin, squirrel”) Uyghur تىيىن (tiyin, “squirrel, kopeck”), dialectal Turkish teyin, Khakas тиин (tiin), Yakut тииҥ (tiiŋ), etc.

Questions about tiyin

What does tiyin mean?
Tiyin means a currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
What part of speech is tiyin?
Tiyin is a noun.
What is the plural of tiyin?
The plural of tiyin is tiyins.

Words near tiyin in the dictionary

  1. tix
  2. tixagevimab
  3. Tixall
  4. tixocortol
  5. Tixán
  6. tiyin
  7. tiyins
  8. tiyn
  9. tiyns
  10. tiz
  11. Tiza

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