tiyin

English

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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.[1] Compare Kazakh тиін (tiın, “squirrel”), Kyrgyz тыйын (tıyın, “kopek, coin, squirrel”) Uyghur تىيىن (tiyin, “squirrel, kopeck”), dialectal Turkish teyin, Khakas тиин (tiin), Yakut тииҥ (tiiñ), etc.

Noun

tiyin (plural tiyins or tiyin)

  1. A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
  2. A former currency unit of Kazakhstan, one hundredth of a tenge.

See also

References

  1. ^ Этимологическое исследование слов-интернационализмов тюркского происхождения

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