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Webster 1913 Edition

Toman

‖

To-man′

,
Noun.
[Per.
tōmān
; from a Mongol word signifying, ten thousand.]
A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about two and a half dollars.

Definition 2024

toman

toman

See also: tõmãn

English

Noun

toman ‎(plural tomans)

  1. A former currency of Iran.
The band-roll strung with tomans
Which proves the veil a Persian woman's
(Robert Browning, The Flight of the Duchess)

Asturian

Verb

toman

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of tomar

Galician

Verb

toman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of tomar

Spanish

Verb

toman

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of tomar.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of tomar.

Etymology

Borrowing from Persian تومان ‎(tumân), from Mongolian түмэн ‎(tümen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊmən/, /toʊˈmɑːn/, /ˈtʌmən/
  • Rhymes: -ʊmən

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