Etymology

Khamnigan

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Today it means: A member of the Buryat people and Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people). Full definition →

cmg ᠬᠠᠮᠨᠢᠭᠠᠨ ← Tungusic
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  1. Tungusic · derived from
  2. cmg · borrowed fromᠬᠠᠮᠨᠢᠭᠠᠨ
  3. English todayKhamnigan

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠮᠨᠢᠭᠠᠨ (qamniɣan) from Tungusic Kamni (potamonym) + -gan (diminutive suffix).

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