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)

(historical) tomin (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 0.6 g)
(historical) tomin (a former gold Spanish coin notionally equivalent to a tomin of gold)
Synonym: (abbreviation) t
(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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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