I. -zik noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a subfamily of Altaic languages spoken in Manchuria and northward and including Tungus, Lamut, Manchu, and Goldi
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. also tun·guse -z or tun·gu·sian -zēən, -zhən : of or relating to the Tungus people or their language
2. : of or relating to Tungusic