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Definition of Ostyak in English:

Ostyak

noun

(also Ostiak)

  • 1A member of a people of the Ob River basin in Western Siberia. Now usually called Khanty.

  • 2The Ob-Ugrian language of this people; = "Khanty".

Pronunciation

Ostyak

/ˈɒstjak/ /ɒˈstjak/

adjective

(also Ostiak)

  • Of, relating to, or designating the Ostyaks or their language.

Pronunciation

Ostyak

/ˈɒstjak/ /ɒˈstjak/

Origin

Late 17th century. From Russian ostjak from Ostyak āsjaχ (plural) people of the river Ob (singular asχo; compare Ās, name of the river Ob), reinterpreted as a singular after Russian -(j)ak, suffix forming nouns denoting a person from a particular place.