Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evenk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: evenk
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people).

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian эве́нк (evénk).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: эве́нк

Inflected Forms

Evenks (plural) Evenki (plural)

Synonyms

tungus

Questions

What does evenk mean?: A member of the Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people).
Where does evenk come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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