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Tungusology

Tungusology noun: the study of the Tungusic languages.

Noun

Tungusology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the Tungusic languages.
    • Ligeti himself has mainly studied questions of Mongolology and Tungusology (including Manchu).1963, Thomas Albert Sebeok, Current Trends in Linguistics: Soviet and East European linguistics
    • On the other hand, at Ramstedt's time vast Siberian linguistic territories were still white spots on the map; thus linguistic geography, especially in Tungusology, was hardly possible until quite recently.1985, Language research, volume 21, page 135

Origin of Tungusology

From Tungus + -ology.

Words formed from Tungusology

Words that rhyme with Tungusology

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Questions about Tungusology

What does Tungusology mean?
Tungusology means the study of the Tungusic languages.
What part of speech is Tungusology?
Tungusology is a noun.

Words near Tungusology in the dictionary

  1. Tunguska event
  2. Tunguskan
  3. Tungusological
  4. Tungusologist
  5. Tungusologists
  6. Tungusology
  7. Tungyin
  8. Tungyung
  9. tunhoof
  10. Tunhuang
  11. Tunhwang

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