TUNGUS


Meaning of TUNGUS in English

/toong goohz"/ , n. , pl. Tunguses , ( esp. collectively ) Tungus .

1. Evenki.

2. any member of a Tungusic-speaking people.

[ 1620-30; tungús, prob. -guz, used in ethnic names; identity of 1st element obscure ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .