tomín

See also: tomin

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic ثُمْن (ṯúmn), from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”), from the root ن (n) م (m) ث (ṯ-m-n). Originally used in reference to it forming one-eighth of a castellano. Doublet of azumbre and celemín.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toˈmin/ [t̪oˈmĩn]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: to‧mín

Noun

tomín m (plural tomines)

  1. (historical) tomin (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 0.6 g)
  2. (historical) tomin (a former gold Spanish coin notionally equivalent to a tomin of gold)
    Synonym: (abbreviation) t
  3. (historical) tomin (a former silver colonial Spanish coin notionally equivalent in value to the gold tomin)

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • → Classical Nahuatl: tomīn
  • → Southeastern Tepehuan: tuumiñ

Further reading

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