Turkwoman

//ˈtɜɹk.wʊmən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female Turkman. nonstandard, rare

    "But the most lovely thing yet seen in Russia was a Turkman and a Turkwoman sitting together on a seat in a restaurant."

Example

More examples

"But the most lovely thing yet seen in Russia was a Turkman and a Turkwoman sitting together on a seat in a restaurant."

Etymology

From interpreting Turkman (from a Persian or Sogdian root meaning "Turk-like") as Turk + man, and creating a female equivalent, Turk + -woman.

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