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Tungus

(to̵on go̵̅o̅z′, -go̵̅o̅s′; to̵oŋ′əs)

noun

pl. Tungus or Tunguses a member of a people of E Siberia
the Tungusic language of this people

Origin: < ?

adjective

of the Tungus or their language or culture

See Tungus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Tungus Tungus or Tun·gus·es

Origin:

Origin: Russian

Origin: , from East Turkic tunguz, wild pig, boar

Origin: , from Old Turkic tonguz

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