yasak

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noun

An in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia, usually in fur.

OriginRussian ясак ← Turkic ← Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ →
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Meanings

nounyasak (plural yasaks)

plural yasaks · alternative iasak · alternative yasaq

  1. historicalAn in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia, usually in fur.

Origin

  1. Middle Mongolᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ
  2. Turkic
  3. Russianясак
  4. Englishyasak

Borrowed from Russian ясак (jasak), from Turkic, from Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ (ǰasaɣ). Doublet of jasagh.

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Translations

Dutch jasak
  • jasaktribute
Finnish jasakki
  • jasakkitribute
Russian яса́к
  • яса́к (jasák)tribute

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SakyaAksay
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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