Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tungusologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tun-gu-sol-o-gist
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who studies the Tungusic languages.

Example Sentences

"As the handwriting is quite good, the photogravured reproduction made under the auspices of the Minzokugaku Kyökai (Ethnological Society), in Tokyo, in 1944, with the title "A Tungus Dictionary, Tungus-Russian and Russian-Tungus, photogravured from the Manuscripts, by the Late Prof. S. M. Shirokogoroff is an extremely valuable aid to the Tungusologist […]"
"Today, when the entire Tungusic territory is accessible to scholars from all over the world, it is possible and, in fact, necessary for all Tungusologists, domestic or foreign, to collect and exchange fresh field information."
"They were taken down by V. A. Avrorin, a distinguished Tungusologist and linguist, during an expedition in 1948."

Etymology

From Tungusology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Tungusologists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Tungusology Tungusological

Questions

What does tungusologist mean?: One who studies the Tungusic languages.
Where does tungusologist come from?: From Tungusology + -ist.

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