"Tungus" meaning in English

See Tungus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtʊŋɡʊs/, /ˈtʊŋɡuːs/
Etymology: From Russian тунгус (tungus), * supposedly deriving from donki, a self-designation of certain Siberian groups, or alternatively from a Yakut name for the Evenki. * Or, of East Turkic origin, from tunguz (“wild boar, pig”), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tonguz), from Proto-Turkic *toŋuz. * A controversial theory further connects the word with Chinese 東胡/东胡 (Dōnghú, “Donghu”, literally “Eastern barbarians”), an ancient people of North China. More at Tungusic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|тунгус}} Russian тунгус (tungus), {{der|en|sah|-}} Yakut, {{der|en|trk|-}} Turkic, {{der|en|otk|tr=tonguz}} Old Turkic [script needed] (tonguz), {{der|en|trk-pro|*toŋuz}} Proto-Turkic *toŋuz, {{der|en|zh|東胡|lit=Eastern barbarians|t=Donghu}} Chinese 東胡/东胡 (Dōnghú, “Donghu”, literally “Eastern barbarians”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tungus
  1. (dated, possibly obsolete) The Evenki language. Tags: dated, obsolete, possibly Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Tungus-en-name-qkaKGG17 Disambiguation of Languages: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tungoose [dated]

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʊŋɡʊs/, /ˈtʊŋɡuːs/ Forms: Tunguses [plural]
Etymology: From Russian тунгус (tungus), * supposedly deriving from donki, a self-designation of certain Siberian groups, or alternatively from a Yakut name for the Evenki. * Or, of East Turkic origin, from tunguz (“wild boar, pig”), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tonguz), from Proto-Turkic *toŋuz. * A controversial theory further connects the word with Chinese 東胡/东胡 (Dōnghú, “Donghu”, literally “Eastern barbarians”), an ancient people of North China. More at Tungusic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|тунгус}} Russian тунгус (tungus), {{der|en|sah|-}} Yakut, {{der|en|trk|-}} Turkic, {{der|en|otk|tr=tonguz}} Old Turkic [script needed] (tonguz), {{der|en|trk-pro|*toŋuz}} Proto-Turkic *toŋuz, {{der|en|zh|東胡|lit=Eastern barbarians|t=Donghu}} Chinese 東胡/东胡 (Dōnghú, “Donghu”, literally “Eastern barbarians”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tungus (plural Tunguses)
  1. A member of any Tungusic people.
    Sense id: en-Tungus-en-noun-u7ob5abt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tungoose [dated]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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