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OSTYAK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ostyak mean?
• OSTYAK (noun)
The noun OSTYAK has 2 senses:
1. a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)
2. a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak
Familiarity information: OSTYAK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Khanty; Ostyak
Hypernyms ("Ostyak" is a kind of...):
Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Khanty; Ostyak
Hypernyms ("Ostyak" is a kind of...):
Ugrian; Ugric (one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia)
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