tomín

See also: tomin

Spanish

Etymology

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. Doublet of azumbre and celemín.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈmin/ [t̪oˈmĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: to‧mín

Noun

tomín m (plural tomines)

1. (historical) tomin (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 0.6 g)
2. (historical) tomin (a former gold Spanish coin notionally equivalent to a tomin of gold)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) t

3. (historical) tomin (a former silver colonial Spanish coin notionally equivalent in value to the gold tomin)

Coordinate terms

• (unit of mass): grano (¹⁄₁₂ tomín), escrúpulo (2 tomines), adarme (3 tomines), ochava (6 tomines), castellano (8 tomines), onza (48 tomines)
• (gold coin): adarme (3 tomines), castellano (8 tomines)

Descendants

• → Classical Nahuatl: tomīn
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: tomi
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: tomi
  • → Cora: túmiin
• → Southeastern Tepehuan: tuumiñ

Further reading

• “tomín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10