Even edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tungusic *tami (to pay).

Noun edit

таман (taman)

  1. price

Evenki edit

Noun edit

таман (taman)

  1. price

Kazakh edit

Alternative scripts
Arabic تامان
Cyrillic таман
Latin taman

Postposition edit

таман (taman)

  1. around, about, near

Kyrgyz edit

Noun edit

таман (taman) (Arabic spelling تامان)

  1. paw

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تمام.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

тама́н (tamán) (indeclinable, comparative потаман, superlative најтаман)

  1. just right, suitable, agreeable

Adverb edit

тама́н (tamán) (comparative потаман, superlative најтаман)

  1. in a way that's just right

Conjunction edit

тама́н (tamán)

  1. just as (X was about to)

Nanai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tungusic *tama-.

Noun edit

таман (taman)

  1. price

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьmьnъ. Synchronically from та́ма (darkness).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tǎːman/
  • Hyphenation: та‧ман

Adjective edit

та́ма̄н (definite та̑мнӣ, comparative тамнији, Latin spelling támān)

  1. dark, gloomy, dim
Declension edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Ottoman Turkish تمام (tamam), from Arabic تَمَام (tamām).

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tǎmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: та‧ман

Adverb edit

та̀ма̄н (Latin spelling tàmān)

  1. just
    Taman sam to hteo da kažem/Taman sam to htio reći. - I just wanted to say that! (meaning right now, at this time, not 'just' as in only)
Synonyms edit

Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *tāpan (foot, sole).

Compare with Kazakh табан (taban, foot, sole), Kyrgyz таман (taman, foot, sole), Tatar табан (taban), Tuvan таваңгай (tavañgay, sole), Uzbek tovon (heel), Turkish taban (sole of foot), etc.

Noun edit

таман (taman)

  1. foot, sole

References edit

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “таман”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

V. verbickij, editor (1884), “таман”, in Slovarʹ Altajskago i Aladagskago narečij tjurkskago jazyka [Altaian and Aladagian language Dictionary], Kazan', →ISBN