Tungusic

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/tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk/

proper noun

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

Similar
Tungusic language
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.
adjectiveTungusic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to these languages or their speakers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas

Similar
Tungusic language
Broader
AltaicAltaic language
Also see
tungusian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Tungus + -ic.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan tungús
  • tungúsof or pertaining to these languages
Chinese Mandarin 滿-通古斯語系 /满-通古斯语系, 通古斯
  • 滿-通古斯語系 /满-通古斯语系 (Mǎn-Tōnggǔsī Yǔxì)language family
  • 通古斯 (Tōnggǔsī)of or pertaining to these languages
Dutch Toengoezisch
  • Toengoezischof or pertaining to these languages
Finnish tunguusikielet, tunguusilainen
  • tunguusikieletlanguage family
  • tunguusilainenof or pertaining to these languages
French langues toungouses, toungouse
  • langues toungouseslanguage family
  • toungouseof or pertaining to these languages
German Tungusische Sprachen, tungusisch
  • Tungusische Sprachenlanguage family
  • tungusischof or pertaining to these languages
Greek τουνγκουζικός
  • τουνγκουζικός (toungkouzikós)of or pertaining to these languages
Hebrew שפות טונגוסיות
  • שפות טונגוסיותlanguage family
Hungarian tunguz
  • tunguzof or pertaining to these languages
Japanese ツングース諸語, トゥングース諸語
  • ツングース諸語language family
  • トゥングース諸語language family
  • ツングース (Tsungūsu)of or pertaining to these languages
Korean 퉁구스어족, 퉁구스
  • 퉁구스어족 (Tungguseueojok)language family
  • 퉁구스 (Tungguseu)of or pertaining to these languages
Polish tunguski
  • tunguskiof or pertaining to these languages
Russian тунгусо-маньчжурские языки, тунгу́сский
  • тунгусо-маньчжурские языки (tunguso-manʹčžurskije jazyki)language family
  • тунгу́сский (tungússkij)of or pertaining to these languages
Spanish tungús
  • tungúsof or pertaining to these languages
Turkish Tunguz dilleri, Tunguzca
  • Tunguz dillerilanguage family
  • Tunguzcaof or pertaining to these languages
Ukrainian тунгусо-маньчжурські_мови
  • тунгусо-маньчжурські_мовиlanguage family
Cite this entry
APA

Tungusic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tungusic

MLA

“Tungusic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tungusic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tungusic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tungusic.

Source: Tungusic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.