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toman

/ˈtʊmən/

toman noun: a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.

Noun (1)

toman (plural tomans)

  1. (historical) A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
  2. (historical) A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars.
    • The band-roll strung with tomans
      Which proves the veil a Persian woman's1845, Robert Browning, The Flight of the Duchess
  3. (informal) An Iranian coin or value of 10 rials.

Noun (2)

IPA/ˈtoʊmən/

toman (plural tomans)

  1. Synonym of hillock.
    Synonyms:
    hillock

Proper noun capitalized: Toman

Toman (plural Tomans)

  1. A surname.

toman meaning in Hindi, Pashto, Arabic and Persian

toman in Hindi

currency in Iran
तोमान tomān

toman in Pashto

currency in Iran
تومان tūmãn

toman in Arabic

currency in Iran
تُومَان tūmān

toman in Persian

currency in Iran
تومان tumân

Synonyms of toman

Forms of toman

Noun
pluraltomans
alternative formtumen
alternative formtomaun
alternative formtomin
alternative formtouman
Proper noun
pluralTomans

Origin of toman

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

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

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Toman, a hypocoristic form of the personal name Tomáš. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuamáin (“descendant of Tuamán”), a diminutive of tuama (“grave, tomb, burial mound”).

Words that rhyme with toman

Questions about toman

What does toman mean?
Toman means a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
What is toman in Hindi?
Toman in Hindi is तोमान (tomān). See Toman meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is toman?
Toman can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce toman?
Toman is pronounced /ˈtʊmən/.
What is the plural of toman?
The plural of toman is tomans.

Words near toman in the dictionary

  1. Tomalla
  2. tomalley
  3. tomalleys
  4. tomallies
  5. tomally
  6. toman
  7. tomand
  8. tomands
  9. tomans
  10. Tomarry
  11. Tomas Oppus

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