Oymyakon

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proper noun

A village in Sakha, Russia, known for being one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth.

OriginRussian Оймякон ← Yakut Өймөкөөн ← eve хэюм →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Sakha, Russia, known for being one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth.

Origin

  1. eveхэюм“place of non-freezing water; a place where fish spend the winter”
  2. YakutӨймөкөөн
  3. RussianОймякон
  4. EnglishOymyakon

Borrowed from Russian Оймякон (Ojmjakon), in turn from Yakut Өймөкөөн (Öymököön), in turn derived from Even хэюм (həjum, “place of non-freezing water; a place where fish spend the winter”).

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Translations

French Oïmiakon
  • Oïmiakonvillage in Sakha Republic
German Oimjakon
  • Oimjakonvillage in Sakha Republic
Russian Оймякон
  • Оймякон (Ojmjakon)village in Sakha Republic
Spanish Oimiakón
  • Oimiakónvillage in Sakha Republic
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APA

Oymyakon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oymyakon

MLA

“Oymyakon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oymyakon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oymyakon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oymyakon.

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