Turkwoman
English
Etymology
From interpreting Turkman (from a Persian or Sogdian root meaning "Turk-like") as Turk + man, and creating a female equivalent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɜɹk.wʊmən/
Noun
Turkwoman (plural Turkwomen)
- (rare, nonstandard) A female Turkman.
- 1956, Blackwood's Magazine
- But the most lovely thing yet seen in Russia was a Turkman and a Turkwoman sitting together on a seat in a restaurant.
- 2005 September 1, Dale, “Rukhnama In Space”, in sci.space.history, Usenet:
- And, remember, "let the life of every Turkmen be as beautiful as our melons." Wouldn't it be the Turkwomen who have the beautiful melons?
- 1956, Blackwood's Magazine