Vogul

noun

Vo·​gul

ˈvōgu̇l

plural Vogul or Voguls

1

a

: a hunting and herding people of the northern Ural mountains of western Russia in Asia akin to the Votyaks and Magyars

called also Mansi

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Finno-Ugric language of the Vogul people

Word History

Etymology

Russian, from Ostyak Uogal'

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