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Toman

//ˈtʊmən// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army. historical
  2. 2
    Synonym of hillock.
  3. 3
    A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars. historical

    "The band-roll strung with tomans Which proves the veil a Persian woman's"

  4. 4
    An Iranian coin or value of 10 rials. informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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”).

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