tonguz

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Karaim

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *toŋuŕ. Cognate to Crimean Tatar domuz, Karachay-Balkar тонгуз (toñuz), Kumyk донгуз (doñuz), Urum домуз (domuz), etc.

Noun

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tonguz

  1. pig, swine

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “tonguz”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN