Cuman
See also: cuman
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editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin Cumani, from Byzantine Greek Κουμάνοι (Koumánoi), perhaps ultimately from the name of the Kuma River.
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editNoun
editCuman (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
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editmember of the Cuman people
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Proper noun
editCuman
- The Turkic language spoken by these people.
Translations
editlanguage of the Cuman people
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