What does "ostyak" mean?

A member of any of several indigenous peoples in Siberia, Russia, including the Khanty people and the Ket people.

What is a synonym for "ostyak"?

Common synonyms include: english, khanty, khanty language, language, ostyak language.

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Noun

1
A member of any of several indigenous peoples in Siberia, Russia, including the Khanty people and the Ket people. archaic
"The Ostiacks blister their skin by a fungus found on Birch-trees; and use the Agaricus officin. for Soap."
2
a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak wordnet
3
a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals) wordnet

Proper Noun

"The Ostiacks blister their skin by a fungus found on Birch-trees; and use the Agaricus officin. for Soap."

From Russian остя́к (ostják, “Easterner”), from Eastern Khanty Ас ях (As jah, “people of the river Ob”).