Nentsi

noun

Nen·​tsi

variants or Nentsy

ˈnentsē

or Nientsi

nēˈe-

plural Nentsi or Nentsy or Nientsi

: samoyed

Word History

Etymology

Russian Nentsy, plural of Nenets, from Yurak ńenetś man

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