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.
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