TUNGUS

Meaning of TUNGUS in English

[ 'tʊŋʊs , tʊŋ'gu:s ]

■ noun ( plural same)

1》 a member of the northern Evenki people of Siberia.

2》 older term for Evenki (the language).

Origin

the name in Yakut.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TUNGUS — noun (plural ~ or ~es) Etymology: Russian Date: 1674 a member of an indigenous people of central and southeastern Siberia, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TUNGUS — noun also tun·guz (ˈ)tu̇ŋ|güz ( plural tungus or tunguses also tunguz or tunguzes ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Russian, one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUNGUS — /toong goohz"/ , n. , pl. Tunguses , ( esp. collectively ) Tungus . 1. Evenki. 2. any member of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUNGUS — n. ethnic group of central and southeastern Siberia; member of this native people of central and southeastern Siberia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TUNGUS — noun ( plural Tungus or Tun·gus·es ) Etymology: Russian Date: 1674 1. : a member of an indigenous people of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUNGUS — [Tun.gus] n, pl Tungus or Tun.gus.es [Russ] (1674) 1: a member of an indigenous people of central and southeastern Siberia …
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TUNGUS — Tungus BrE AmE ˈtʊŋ ɡʊs tʊŋ ˈɡuːz ▷ Tungus|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TUNGUS — тунгус, эвенк в грам. знач. прил.: тунгусо-манчжурский
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUNGUS — тунгус, эвенк в грам. знач. прил.: тунгусо-манчжурский
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUNGUS — n 1. тунгус, эвенк 2. в грам. знач. прил. = Tungusic II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TUNGUS — (n) тунгус
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TUNGUS — (a) тунгусо-маньчжурский
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TUNGUS — (0) эвенк
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TUNGUS — n 1. тунгус, эвенк 2. в грам. знач. прил. = ~ic II
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TUNGUS — n 1. тунгус, эвенк 2. в грам. знач. прил. = Tungusic II
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TUNGUS — тунгус, эвенк в грам. знач. прил.: тунгусо-манчжурский
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUNGUS — тунгус, эвенк в грам. знач. прил.: тунгусо-манчжурский
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUNGUS — n. Pronunciation: tu ̇ ŋ - ' güz, t ə n- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Tungus or Tun · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MANCHU-TUNGUS LANGUAGES — or Tungusic languages Family of about 10 Altaic languages spoken by fewer than 55,000 people in Siberia, Mongolia, and northern …
Английский словарь Британика
MANCHU-TUNGUS LANGUAGES — also called Tungusic languages, smallest of three subfamilies of the Altaic language family. The Manchu-Tungus languages are a group of …
Britannica English vocabulary
LANGUAGE — I System of conventional spoken or written symbols used by people in a shared culture to communicate with each other. …
Английский словарь Британика
JUCHEN DYNASTY — or Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Dynasty that ruled an empire formed by the Tungus Juchen tribes of Manchuria. It covered much …
Английский словарь Британика
ALTAIC LANGUAGES — Group of more than 50 languages, comprising the Mongolian , and Manchu-Tungus subfamilies. Altaic languages are spoken across Eurasia by …
Английский словарь Британика
TUNGUZ — noun see tungus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUNGUSE — I. noun see tungus 2 II. adjective see tungusic II, 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUNGUSIC — I. -zik noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : a subfamily of Altaic languages spoken in Manchuria and northward …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAMAN — I. ˈshämən, ˈshā-, ˈsha-, ˈshȧ-, shəˈmän, -əˈmȧn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Russian or Tungus; Russian, from Tungus šaman shaman, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAMANISM — a religious phenomenon centred on the shaman, an ecstatic figure believed to have power to heal the sick and to …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONGOLIA, FLAG OF
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MANCHU — also called Man, people who lived for many centuries in Manchuria and adjacent areas and who in the 17th century …
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EVENK LANGUAGE — also called Evenki, also spelled Evenky, formerly Tungus one of the largest members of the Manchu-Tungus language family (a subfamily …
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ARCTIC — northernmost region of the Earth, centred on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and …
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