Dzungar
Dzungar noun: a member of a western Mongol people that were one of the four major tribes that made up the Oirats.
Noun
Dzungar (plural Dzungars or Dzungar)
- A member of a western Mongol people that were one of the four major tribes that made up the Oirats.
- The Western Mongols, and especially the Dzungars, though defeated in their eastward expansion, continued to be a source of disorder in the far northwest.1960, Edwin O. Reischauer, John K. Fairbank, East Asia: The Great Tradition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 359
Adjective
Dzungar (comparative more Dzungar, superlative most Dzungar)
- Of or pertaining to the Dzungar people.
- Peking, seeking allies in its conflict with the Dzungar khanate, thought of engaging the Torguts living in refuge on the Volga under the leadership of Ayuka Khan.1971, O. Edmund Clubb, China and Russia: The "Great Game", Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 39
Forms of Dzungar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Dzungars |
| plural | Dzungar |
| alternative form | Dzunghar |
| alternative form | Dzhungar |
| alternative form | Dzhunghar |
| alternative form | Zengor |
| alternative form | Zungar |
| alternative form | Zunghar |
| alternative form | Zhungar |
| alternative form | Zhunghar |
| alternative form | Dsungar |
| alternative form | Djungar |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Dzungar |
| superlative | most Dzungar |
Words formed from Dzungar
Questions about Dzungar
- What does Dzungar mean?
- Dzungar means a member of a western Mongol people that were one of the four major tribes that made up the Oirats.
- What part of speech is Dzungar?
- Dzungar can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Dzungar?
- The plural of Dzungar is Dzungars.
Words near Dzungar in the dictionary
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