Standard Lemma guide

Tungusic

adj · name · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to these languages or their speakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tungusic language

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Altaic, Altaic language

Narrower terms: Tungus, Tunguz, Evenki, Ewenki, Manchu

4

noun

Meaning 4

any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Altaic

Narrower terms: Tungus, Evenk, Manchu

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tungus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Tungusic From Tungus + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tungús — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Chinese Mandarin: 通古斯 (Tōnggǔsī) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Dutch: Toengoezisch — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Finnish: tunguusilainen — of or pertaining to these languages
  • French: toungouse — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Galician: tungús — of or pertaining to these languages
  • German: tungusisch — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Greek: τουνγκουζικός (toungkouzikós) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Hungarian: tunguz — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Japanese: ツングース (Tsungūsu) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Korean: 퉁구스 (Tungguseu) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Manchu: ᡨᡠ᠋ᠩᡤᡠᠰ (tunggus) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Mongolian: тунгус (tungus) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Mongolian: түнгүс (tüngüs) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠦ᠋ᠩᠭᠦᠰ (tünggüs) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Polish: tunguski — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Russian: тунгу́сский (tungússkij) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Spanish: tungús — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Turkish: Tunguzca — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Yakut: тоҥус (toŋus) — of or pertaining to these languages
  • Belarusian: тунгуса-маньчжурскія мовы (tunhusa-manʹčžurskija móvy) — language family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿-通古斯語系 /满-通古斯语系 (Mǎn-Tōnggǔsī Yǔxì) — language family
  • Finnish: tunguusikielet — language family
  • French: langues toungouses — language family
  • Gagauz: Tungus dilleri — language family
  • German: Tungusische Sprachen — language family
  • Hebrew: שפות טונגוסיות — language family
  • Japanese: ツングース諸語 — language family
  • Japanese: トゥングース諸語 — language family
  • Kazakh: Тұңғыс-маньчжур тілдері (Tūñğys-mançjur tılderı) — language family
  • Korean: 퉁구스어족 (Tungguseueojok) — language family
  • Mongolian: Манж-Тунгус хэлний язгуур (Manž-Tungus xelnii jazguur) — language family
  • Russian: тунгусо-маньчжурские языки (tunguso-manʹčžurskije jazyki) — language family
  • Turkish: Tunguz dilleri — language family
  • Ukrainian: тунгусо-маньчжурські_мови — language family
  • Uyghur: تۇنگۇس مانجۇ تىللىرى (tun'gus manju tilliri) — language family