Cuman
See also: cuman
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin Cumani, from Byzantine Greek Κουμάνοι (Koumánoi), perhaps ultimately from the name of the Kuma River.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Cuman (plural Cumans)
- (historical) A member of a nomadic Turkic people of central Asia who ruled parts of Eurasia and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.
- Synonym: Polovtsian
Translations
[edit]member of the Cuman people
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Proper noun
[edit]Cuman
- The Turkic language spoken by these people.
Translations
[edit]language of the Cuman people
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