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Khamnigan

Khamnigan noun: a member of the Buryat people and Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people).

Noun

Khamnigan (plural Khamnigans)

  1. A member of the Buryat people and Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people).
  2. A Mongolic language spoken around Mongolia, Russia and China

Forms of Khamnigan

pluralKhamnigans
alternative formHamnigan

Origin of Khamnigan

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠮᠨᠢᠭᠠᠨ (qamniɣan) from Tungusic Kamni (potamonym) + -gan (diminutive suffix).

Questions about Khamnigan

What does Khamnigan mean?
Khamnigan means a member of the Buryat people and Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people).
What part of speech is Khamnigan?
Khamnigan is a noun.
What is the plural of Khamnigan?
The plural of Khamnigan is Khamnigans.

Words near Khamnigan in the dictionary

  1. Khamitic
  2. Khamlangba
  3. Khamlangpa
  4. Khammam
  5. Khammu
  6. Khamnigan
  7. Khamnung
  8. Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi
  9. Khampa
  10. khamrabaevite
  11. Khams

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