Votyak
[ voh-tee-ak ]
/ ˈvoʊ tiˌæk /
noun
Origin of Votyak
< Russian
votyák, derivative of the collective name
votʾ, Old Russian
oti < Mari
odo, akin to Udmurt
ud-; see
Udmurt
British Dictionary definitions for votyak
Votyak
/ (ˈvəʊtɪˌæk) /
noun
plural -aks or -ak
a member of a Finnish people living chiefly in the Udmurt Autonomous Republic, between the Volga and the Urals
Also called: Udmurt
the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family