TUNGUS


Meaning of TUNGUS in English

n.

Pronunciation: tu ̇ ŋ - ' güz, t ə n-

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Tungus or Tun · gus · es

Etymology: Russian

Date: 1674

1 : a member of an indigenous people of central and southeastern Siberia

2 : the Tungusic language of the Tungus people

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.