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Evenk

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of the Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tungus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Tungusic

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian эве́нк (evénk).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: էվենկ (ēvenk) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃文基人 (Āiwénjī rén) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鄂溫克人 /鄂温克人 (Èwēnkè rén) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Dolgan: эвэн (even) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Evenki: эвэн (əwən) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Evenki: эвэмнӣ (əwəmņī) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Evenki: эвэнкӣ (əwənkī) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Evenki: эвэнкӣмнӣ (əwənkīmņī) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Evenki: ᠧᠸᠧᠨ (ēwēn) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Evenki: ᠧᠸᠧᠮᠨᠢ (ēwēmni) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Evenki: ᠧᠸᠧᠩᠺᠢ (ēwēngki) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Finnish: evenki — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Japanese: エヴェンキ — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Manchu: ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠨ (solon) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Manchu: ᡴᠠᠮᠨᡳᡤᠠᠨ (kamnigan) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Manchu: ᡴᠠᠮᠨᡳᡥᠠᠨ (kamnihan) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Manchu: ᡝᠸᡝᠩᡴᡳ (ewengki) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Manchu: ᡨᡠᠩᡤᡠᠰ (tunggus) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Mongolian: ᠡᠸᠡᠩᠬᠢ (ewengki) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠮᠨᠢᠭᠠᠨ (qamniɣan) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Mongolian: ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠨ (solon) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Mongolian: эвенк (evenk) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Mongolian: хамниган (xamnigan) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Mongolian: солон (solon) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Nivkh: кʼилӈ (kʼilŋ) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Russian: эве́нк (evénk) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Russian: эвенки́йка (evenkíjka) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia
  • Yakut: эбэҥки (ebeŋki) — member of the Tungus people of Northeastern Asia