khamnigan

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠮᠨᠢᠭᠠᠨ (qamniɣan) from Tungusic Kamni (potamonym) + -gan (diminutive suffix).

noun

A member of the Buryat people and Evenki people of Northeastern Asia (formerly called the Tungus people).
A Mongolic language spoken around Mongolia, Russia and China