тин

Bashkir

Илле тин аҡса.
Fifty kopeks coin.

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *dEgiŋ (squirrel). A squirrel pelt was used as a monetary unit - see e.g. the etymology of Finnish raha (money).

Doublet of тейен (teyen, squirrel).

Cognate with Tatar тиен (tiyen, kopek), Kazakh тиын (tïın, former currency unit), Kyrgyz тыйын (tıyın, kopek), Uzbek tiyin (currency unit in Uzbekistan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲine]
  • Hyphenation: тин (one syllable)

Noun

тин (tin)

  1. kopek, one hundredth of Russian ruble

Declension


Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲin]

Noun

тин (tin) f inan pl

  1. genitive plural of ти́на (tína)
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