Ostyak
or Os·ti·ak
[ os-tee-ak ]
/ ˈɒs tiˌæk /
noun, plural Os·ty·aks, (especially collectively) Os·ty·ak.
Origin of Ostyak
1715–25; < Russian
ostyák originally a Khanty, later used for the Samoyedic Selkup, the Ket, and certain Mansi groups < Khanty
ās-jax, plural of
as-xo one living on the Ob, equivalent to
Ās the river Ob +
xo man
Example sentences from the Web for ostyak
The Samoyed tent is commonly covered with reindeer skins, the Ostyak tent with birch bark.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II |A.E. NordenskieoldThe reindeer, after he is dead, is of as much use to the Ostyak, as when he was alive; for his skin is his master's clothing.
Far Off |Favell Lee Mortimer
British Dictionary definitions for ostyak
Ostyak
/ (ˈɒstɪˌæk) /
noun
plural -aks or -ak
a member of an Ugrian people living in NW Siberia E of the Urals
the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family: related to Hungarian