tiyin
English
![](Images/wiktionary/1_Tiin_UZ_1994.png.webp)
An Uzbeki 1 tiyin coin, 1994
Alternative forms
- tein, tiin, tyin
Etymology
Borrowed from Kazakh тиын (tiyn) or Uzbek 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”), Turkish değin, Khakas тиин (tiin), Yakut тииҥ (tiiŋ), etc.
Noun
tiyin (plural tiyin)
- A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
- A former currency unit of Kazakhstan, one hundredth of a tenge.
See also
tiyin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coins of Uzbekistan on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References
- Этимологическое исследование слов-интернационализмов тюркского происхождения
Anagrams
- Inity