释义 |
tun·gus noun also tun·guz \(ˈ)tu̇ŋ|güz\ (plural tungus or tunguses also tunguz or tunguzes) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Russian, one of the Tungus, probably from Turko-Tatar toŋguz hog; from the fact that they are often hog breeders 1. a. : a Mongoloid people related to the Manchu that are widely spread over Eastern Siberia and include many still nomadic groups — called also Evenk; see goldi, lamut; compare olcha b. : a member of such people 2. also tun·guse \-z\ : the Tungusic languages of the Tungus peoples |