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Noun: Tungus  tūn'gūz
  1. A member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu
    - Evenk
     
  2. The Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia
    - Tunguz, Evenki, Ewenki

Derived forms: Tunguses

Type of: Tungusic, Tungusic language

Encyclopedia: Tungus