Ostyak

noun

Os·​ty·​ak

variants or less commonly Ostiak

ˈästēˌak

plural -s

1

: a member of any of a group of nomadic peoples of western Siberia

called also khanty

2

: the Finno-Ugric language of the Ostyak people

Word History

Etymology

Russian Ostyak, from Ostyak āsyakh dwellers on the Ob river, from Ās Ob river, Russia in Asia

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