tomin

See also: tomín

English

Etymology

From Spanish tomín, from Andalusian Arabic ثُمْن (ṯúmn), from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”), from the root ن (n) م (m) ث (ṯ-m-n). Originally used in reference to it forming one-eighth of a castellano.

Noun

tomin (plural tomins or tomines)

1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 0.6 g.
2. (historical) A former gold Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a tomin in weight.
3. (historical) A former silver colonial Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a gold tomin in value.

Synonyms

• (gold coin): t, gold tomin
• (silver coin): silver tomin

Coordinate terms

• (unit of mass): grano (¹⁄₁₂ tomin), escrupulo (2 tomins), adarme (3 tomins), ochava (6 tomins), castellano (8 tomins), onza (48 tomins)
• (gold coin): adarme (3 tomins), castellano (8 tomins)

Catalan

Verb

tomin

1. inflection of tomar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tomin

1. coin.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish tomín, from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtó.miːn]

Noun

tomīn (inanimate)

1. coin

Derived terms

• cōztic teōcuitlatomīn
• iztāc teōcuitlatomīn
• tomīnchīhua

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

tomin

1. money.

Japanese

Romanization

tomin

1. Rōmaji transcription of とみん