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TURKMENE [4 records]

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Record 1 2021-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
OBS

At the end of the 20th century, carpet weaving in Turkmenistan had become one of the most important sectors of the economy. In 1992, Turkmen Carpet Day officially became a public national holiday, celebrated annually on the last Sunday in May.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
OBS

Tous les ans, le dernier dimanche de mai, la Journée du tapis turkmène est célébrée dans tout le pays avec une profusion d’expositions et de conférences qui permettent d’apprécier aussi bien des chefs‑d’œuvre du passé que les toutes dernières créations des maîtres tapissiers.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
TM
classification system code, see observation
TKM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country in central Asia bordering on the Caspian Sea.

OBS

Capital: Ashgabat.

OBS

Inhabitant: Turkmen.

OBS

TM; TKM: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
TM
classification system code, see observation
TKM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État d’Asie centrale bordé par la mer Caspienne à l’ouest [...]

OBS

Capitale : Achgabat.

OBS

Habitant :Turkmène.

OBS

TM; TKM : codes reconnus par l’ISO.

PHR

aller au Turkménistan, visiter le Turkménistan

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
TM
classification system code, see observation
TKM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Capital: Asjabad.

OBS

Habitante: turcomano, turcomana.

OBS

TM; TKM: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

Turkmenistán: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que, según recoge el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, la "i" que aparece como apoyo vocálico para evitar la confluencia de tres consonantes en la pronunciación está presente en los topónimos españoles que contienen el sufijo "-stán" ("país de"), como Afganistán, Kurdistán, Tayikistán, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistán, etcétera.

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Record 3 2010-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A Turkic language spoken by the Turkmen. It is spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran and the Caucasus. Turkmen was written with the arabic alphabet before 1927. However, in the Soviet Union, the Latin alphabet was replaced by a Cyrillic alphabet in 1940.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue turque parlée principalement au Turkmenistan, ainsi que dans l'ouest de l'Ouzbékistan, le sud du Kazakhstan, le nord de l'Iran et de l'Afghanistan. Le turkmène appartient au groupe oghouz des langues turques et est très proche de l'azéri et du turc de Turquie.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

The exotically beautiful, extravagantly graceful and versatile Akhal-Teke horse was, until recently not well-known outside of the former Soviet Union. This most unusual breed of riding horse, highly regarded for its speed, stamina, comfortable gaits, intelligence and trainability, is currently enjoying a well-deserved surge of popularity outside of its traditional homeland of Turkmenistan and neighboring Russia.

OBS

Several colors are possible, but the most common include, bay, black, dun, chestnut, gray and palomino. A distinctive feature is a pronounced metallic sheen, a glossy golden polish overlaying the basic coat color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

[Race de cheval] originaire de Russie, ancienne, résistante et descendante du cheval turkmène.

OBS

Sa crinière et sa queue sont courtes et ses robes ont souvent des reflets dorés ou argentés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
DEF

[...] raza procedente de la antigua URSS, más concretamente de las estepas de Turkmenia.

OBS

Características físicas: Altura de la cruz: de 145 a 155 centímetros. Capas principales: alazán, leonado y tordo. Suele tener reflejos dorados metálicos. [...]Extremidades largas y ágiles. Cola y crines poco abundantes. En general se trata de un caballo de aspecto noble.

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