Khamnigan

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noun

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

Origincmg ᠬᠠᠮᠨᠢᠭᠠᠨ ← Tungusic →
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Meanings

nounKhamnigan (plural Khamnigans)

plural Khamnigans · alternative Hamnigan

  1. A member of the Buryat people and Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people).
  2. A Mongolic language spoken around Mongolia, Russia and China

Origin

  1. Tungusic
  2. cmgᠬᠠᠮᠨᠢᠭᠠᠨ
  3. EnglishKhamnigan

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 哈米尼干
  • 哈米尼干 (Hāmǐ nígàn)member of the Buryat people of Northeastern Asia
Japanese ハムニガン
  • ハムニガン (Hamunigan)member of the Buryat people of Northeastern Asia
Russian хамниганы
  • хамниганы (xamnigany)member of the Buryat people of Northeastern Asia
Cite this entry
APA

Khamnigan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khamnigan

MLA

“Khamnigan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khamnigan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khamnigan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khamnigan.

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