Meanings
plural Ostyaks
- archaicA member of any of several indigenous peoples in Siberia, Russia, including the Khanty people and the Ket people.First known use 17th c.
The Ostiacks blister their skin by a fungus found on Birch-trees; and use the Agaricus officin. for Soap.
1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 36
- archaicAny of various languages of these peoples.First known use 19th c.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)
nouna Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- kca-eas<i class="Cyrl mention" lang="kca-eas">Ас</i> <i class="Cyrl mention" lang="kca-eas">ях</i>“people of the river Ob”
- Russianостя́к“Easterner”
- EnglishOstyak
From Russian остя́к (ostják, “Easterner”), from Eastern Khanty Ас ях (As jah, “people of the river Ob”).
More words from Russian, kca-eas
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Finnish ostjakki
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German Ostjake, Ostjakin
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Polish Ostiak, Ostiaczka
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Russian остя́к
- остя́к (ostják)Translations
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Cite this entry
Ostyak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ostyak
“Ostyak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ostyak. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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