Tungusologist
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who studies the Tungusic languages.
"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 […]"
Example
More examples"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 […]"
Etymology
From Tungusology + -ist.
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