tiyin

English
An Uzbeki 1 tiyin coin, 1994

Alternative forms

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 (tiiñ), etc.

Noun

tiyin (plural tiyin)

  1. A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.
  2. A former currency unit of Kazakhstan, one hundredth of a tenge.

See also

References
  1. Этимологическое исследование слов-интернационализмов тюркского происхождения

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