Meanings
- uncountableThe study of the Tungusic languages.
Ligeti himself has mainly studied questions of Mongolology and Tungusology (including Manchu).
1963, Thomas Albert Sebeok, Current Trends in Linguistics: Soviet and East European linguistics2 more examples
On the other hand, at Ramstedt's time vast Siberian linguistic territories were still white spots on the map; thus linguistic geography, especially in Tungusology, was hardly possible until quite recently.
1985, Language research, volume 21, page 135The Evenki volume of Castren's materials [Castren 1856] is generally considered to form the foundation of modern Tungusology.
1997, Hiroshi Shōji, Juha Janhunen, Northern minority languages: problems of survival, page 111
Origin
Translations
French toungousologie
- toungousologiethe study of the Tungusic languages
Polish tungusologia
- tungusologiathe study of the Tungusic languages
Russian тунгусове́дение, тунгу́со-маньчжурове́дение
- тунгусове́дение (tungusovédenije)the study of the Tungusic languages
- тунгу́со-маньчжурове́дение (tungúso-manʹčžurovédenije)the study of the Tungusic languages
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Tungusology
Cite this entry
Tungusology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tungusology
“Tungusology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tungusology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tungusology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tungusology.
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