Meanings
toman1
plural tomans · alternative tumen · alternative tomaun · alternative tomin · alternative touman
- historicalhobbiesA 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's
1845, Robert Browning, The Flight of the Duchess
toman2
Toman3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of hillock.
unit
Origin
toman · noun
- Mongolianтүмэн
- Classical Persianتومان
- Englishtoman
Borrowed from Classical Persian تومان (tōman), from Mongolian түмэн (tümen).
More words from Classical Persian, Mongolian
Full word history & related roots →toman · noun
- Irishtoman“small hill, hillock”
- Englishtoman
From Irish toman (“small hill, hillock”), diminutive of tom (“hill”).
More words from Irish
Full word history & related roots →Toman · proper noun
- IrishÓ Tuamáin“descendant of Tuamán”
- SlovakToman
- EnglishToman
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”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تُومَان
- تُومَان (tūmān)currency in Iran
Bulgarian тумен, туман
- тумен (tumen)a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army
- туман (tuman)currency in Iran
- томан (toman)currency in Iran
Chinese Mandarin 萬戶 /万户
- 萬戶 /万户 (wànhù)a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army
French toman
- tomancurrency in Iran
Greek τομάν
- τομάν (tomán)currency in Iran
Hindi तोमान
- तोमान (tomān)currency in Iran
Japanese トマン
- トマン (toman)currency in Iran
Korean 토만
- 토만 (toman)currency in Iran
Persian تومان
- تومان (tumân)currency in Iran
Polish toman, toman
- tomana division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army
- tomancurrency in Iran
Russian тумен, тума́н
- тумен (tumen)a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army
- тума́н (tumán)currency in Iran
- тома́н (tomán)currency in Iran
Spanish tumen
- tumena division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army
Turkish tümen, tomen
- tümencurrency in Iran
- tomencurrency in Iran
Ukrainian тумен
- тумен (tumen)a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with toman
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Cite this entry
toman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toman
“toman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toman.
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