tomin

See also: tomín

English

Etymology

From Spanish tomín, 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.

Noun

tomin (plural tomins or tomines)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 0.6 g.
  2. (historical) A former gold Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a tomin in weight.
  3. (historical) A former silver colonial Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a gold tomin in value.

Synonyms

  • (gold coin): t, gold tomin
  • (silver coin): silver tomin

Coordinate terms

Catalan

Verb

tomin

  1. inflection of tomar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tomin

  1. coin.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish tomín, from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, one-eighth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtó.miːn]

Noun

tomīn (inanimate)

  1. coin

Derived terms

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

tomin

  1. money.

Japanese

Romanization

tomin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とみん