Tiyin
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
- 2 100 tiyin equal 1 tenge in Kazakhstan wordnet
- 3 A former currency unit of Kazakhstan, one hundredth of a tenge.
- 4 100 tiyin equal 1 som in Uzbekistan wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from Kazakh тиын (tiyn) or Uzbek tiyin, тийин (tiyin), both originally meaning "squirrel", because in the ancient era squirrel pelts were used as currency. Compare Kazakh тиін (tiın, “squirrel”), Kyrgyz тыйын (tıyın, “kopek, coin, squirrel”) Uyghur تىيىن (tiyin, “squirrel, kopeck”), dialectal Turkish teyin, Khakas тиин (tiin), Yakut тииҥ (tiiŋ), etc.