tiyin

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English[edit]

An Uzbeki 1 tiyin coin, 1994

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Etymology[edit]

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.

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tiyin (plural tiyins or tiyin)

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

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