Tungus

== English == === Alternative forms === Tungoose (dated) === Etymology === From Russian тунгус (tungus), supposedly deriving from donki, a self-designation of certain Siberian groups, or alternatively from a Yakut name for the Evenki. Or, of East Turkic origin, from tunguz (“wild boar, pig”), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tonguz), from Proto-Turkic *toŋuz. A controversial theory further connects the word with Chinese 東胡 / 东胡 (Dōnghú, “Donghu”, literally “Eastern barbarians”), an ancient people of North China. More at Tungusic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʊŋɡʊs/, /ˈtʊŋɡuːs/ === Noun === Tungus (plural Tunguses) A member of any Tungusic people. === Proper noun === Tungus (dated, possibly obsolete) The Evenki language. === References === === Anagrams === unguts