English Explanatory Dictionary

Dolgan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Turkic people, who inhabit the Taymyria region in the Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский край) in Russia.
name
  1. The language of these people.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Dolgan Dolgans

Etymology

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

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