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Meaning of "Tungusic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TUNGUSIC

Tungusic  [tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUNGUSIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tungusic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TUNGUSIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Tungusic in the English dictionary

The definition of Tungusic in the dictionary is a branch or subfamily of the Altaic family of languages, including Tungus and Manchu. Other definition of Tungusic is of or relating to these languages or their speakers.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TUNGUSIC


anorexic
ˌænəˈrɛksɪk
arkosic
ɑːˈkəʊsɪk
athetosic
ˌæθəˈtəʊsɪk
basic
ˈbeɪsɪk
cellulosic
ˌseljəˈləʊsɪk
classic
ˈklæsɪk
cytotoxic
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪk
extrinsic
ɛkˈstrɪnsɪk
forensic
fəˈrɛnsɪk
homesick
ˈhəʊmˌsɪk
intrinsic
ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk
Jurassic
dʒʊˈræsɪk
Nasik
ˈnɑːsɪk
oxytocic
ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk
sic
sɪk
sick
sɪk
sik
sɪk
silicic
sɪˈlɪsɪk
thoracic
θɔːˈræsɪk
toxic
ˈtɒksɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUNGUSIC

Tungting
Tungus
Tungusian
Tunguska
tunic
tunica
tunicate
tunicin
tunicked
tunicle
tuning
tuning fork
tuning key
tuning knob
Tunis
Tunisia
Tunisian

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUNGUSIC

art music
background music
chamber music
classical music
country music
dance music
electronic music
folk music
gospel music
House music
music
piano music
pop music
popular music
rap music
rock music
sheet music
soul music
theme music
world music

Synonyms and antonyms of Tungusic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tungusic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUNGUSIC

Find out the translation of Tungusic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tungusic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tungusic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通古斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tungusic
570 millions of speakers

English

Tungusic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tungusic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Tungusic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тунгусо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tungusic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tungusic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tungusic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tungusic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tungusische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ツングース
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Tungusic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tungusic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tungus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துங்குசிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुंगसंगीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tungus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tungusic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tungusic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тунгусо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tungusic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tungusic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tungusic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tungusic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tungusic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tungusic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUNGUSIC»

The term «Tungusic» is normally little used and occupies the 117.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUNGUSIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tungusic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUNGUSIC»

Discover the use of Tungusic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tungusic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Is Japanese Related to Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic?
Given the lack of consensus in the field, this book presents a state of the art for the etymological evidence relating Japanese to Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic.
Martine Irma Robbeets, 2005
2
Materials for the Study of Tungusic Languages and Folklore
In addition, samples of original manuscript pages are reproduced. Bibliographical data and indices are provided in conformity with the previous volumes.
Alfred F. Majewicz, 2011
3
Proceedings of the First International Conference on ...
Unreclassifying Tungusic Stefan Georg University of Leiden Abstract The publications of Vovin (1993) and Grenoble, Li, and Whaley (1999) opened a new round in the discussion about the subclassification of the Tungusic language family.
Carsten Naeher, Giovanni Stary, Michael Weiers, 2004
4
Tungusic Vowel Harmony: Description and Analysis
With a summary in Dutch.
Bing Li, 1996
5
Current Trends in Caucasian, East European, and Inner Asian ...
THE CASE FOR DIALECT CONTINUA IN TUNGUSIC PLURAL MORPHOLOGY LENORE A. GRENOBLE AND LINDSAY J. WHALEY Dartmouth College 1. Introduction The Tungusic language family is comprised of roughly a dozen languages ...
Howard Isaac Aronson, Dee Ann Holisky, Kevin Tuite, 2003
6
Archaeology and Language: Correlating archaeological and ...
The adjacency to Tungusic has historically resulted in the origination of contact populations (Ulcha and Neghidal), linguistically Tungusic but culturally transitional towards the speakers of Amuric. The ultimate dead end in the northward ...
R. Blench, Matthew Spriggs, 1998
7
Tumen Jalafun Jecen Aku: Manchu Studies in Honour of ...
Alexander Vovin (Honolulu) Why Manchu and Jurchen Look So Non-Tungusic? Manchu and Jurchen are lexically and structurally very different even from their closest relatives in the Southern Tungusic (Nanaic) subgroup, not to mention the  ...
Alessandra Pozzi, Juha Antero Janhunen, Michael Weiers, 2006
8
Tungusic: Tungusic Languages, Tungusic Peoples, Evenks, ...
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Books, LLC, 2010
9
Recent Advances in Tungusic Linguistics
Recent Advances in Tungusic Linguistics includes invited contributions from sixteen specialists on Tungusic from all over the world. The volume presents research that is representative of the current scientific knowledge.
Lindsay J. Whaley, Andreĭ Lʹvovich Malʹchukov, 2012
10
Evidentials: Turkic, Iranian and Neighbouring Languages
Introduction The present paper, devoted to the description of evidential markers in Tungusic languages, is organized into two parts.1 The first part considers semantics of perfect forms in Tungusic languages in a syn- chronic and a diachronic ...
Lars Johanson, Bo Utas, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUNGUSIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tungusic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fateful Ties: A History of America's Preoccupation With China
The seat of power was the Imperial Palace in Beijing, the capital of the Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty, so named by the Manchus, a Tungusic semi-nomadic people who ... «PopMatters, Apr 15»
2
Animal Mother, Mother of Animals, Guardian of the Road to the Land …
It has necessitated an investigation into the mythic beliefs and shamanic practices of Paleo-Siberian and Tungusic groups whose origins go back to the Sayan ... «OUPblog, Apr 15»
3
A Political Fairy Tale
For hours, people line up in front of the clinic to receive inoculations against the deadly Tungusic Flu, only to have the authorities disperse the line and then ... «Brooklyn Rail, Feb 14»
4
'Through the Night,' by Stig Saeterbakken, and More
Even his name, Andrei Bodor, is an alias, given to him by a local colonel, who dies of the mysterious Tungusic Flu, which regularly sweeps across the region. «New York Times, Aug 13»
5
Is It True That More People Have Been in Space Than Seen a …
They feature prominently in the myths of the Chinese, the Tungusic peoples and the Manchu. The book Tigers in the Snow covers some of this mythology:. «Smithsonian, Jun 13»
6
A Maine family's journey of discovery
The natives here are Tungusic people related to Manchu people of northeastern China. They are a tiny minority in Russia. While there are more than 3 million ... «Press Herald, Sep 12»
7
The Jaguar Path: an Empowering New Direction Carved from Two …
Ray teaches that the word “shaman” means “the knower” in the Tungusic language. “In other words, knowing the self, being cognizant of what's happening ... «PR Web, Aug 12»
8
经济学人精选文章:清宫剧的魅惑(双语)
The Manchus were a Tungusic people from beyond the Great Wall, distantly related to the Jurchens, who conquered northern China in the 12th century to form ... «中国教育在线, Aug 12»
9
Siberian tiger cubs get a wash behind the ears from their mother
The Tungusic people considered the Siberian tiger a near-deity and often referred to it as 'Grandfather' or 'Old man'. The Manchu considered the Siberian tiger ... «Daily Mail, Jan 12»
10
Central Eurasian Studies Professor Kara honored for lifetime …
Altaic is a family of languages indigenous to a huge swath of the globe, from the Pacific Coast to Eastern Europe, including Turkic, Mongolic and Tungusic ... «Indiana University, Jul 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tungusic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tungusic>. May 2024 ».
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