Dolgan

See also: dolgán, Dołgan, and Dołgań

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Dolgan pl (plural only)

1. A Turkic people, who inhabit the Taymyria region in the Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский край) in Russia.

Proper noun

Dolgan

1. The language of these people.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Dolgan, dlg ⁠
• Wiktionary's coverage of Dolgan terms

Etymology 2

Cognate of Dolhan, Douhan, Dovgan, Dovhan, and Dowhan. Compare Kovtun / Koltun. See l-vocalization.

Proper noun

Dolgan (plural Dolgans)

1. A surname.