(ˈ)təŋ|gän, (ˈ)tu̇ŋ- noun
also dun·gan (ˈ)də-, (ˈ)du̇-
( plural tungan or tungans also dungan or dungans )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German Tunganen, Dunganen, from Jagatai Döngan, probably from dönmek to convert
1.
a. : a Mongolized Turkish people of Turkestan found also in large numbers in Kansu Province and the Sining region of Chinghai Province in northwest China
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Tungan people