Tungan

noun

Tun·​gan

(ˈ)təŋ¦gän,

(ˈ)tu̇ŋ-

variants or less commonly Dungan

(ˈ)də-,

(ˈ)du̇-

plural Tungan or Tungans also Dungan or Dungans

1

a

: a people of Turkestan found also in large numbers in Kansu Province and the Sining region of Chinghai Province in northwest China

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Tungan people

Word History

Etymology

German Tunganen, Dunganen, from Jagatai Döngan, probably from dönmek to convert

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