Votyak

[ voh-tee-ak ]

noun

1. Udmurt.

Votyak

/ ˈvəʊtɪˌæk /

noun

1. -aks-ak a member of a Finnish people living chiefly in the Udmurt Autonomous Republic, between the Volga and the Urals
2. Also calledUdmurt the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Votyak¹

< Russian votyák, derivative of the collective name votʾ, Old Russian oti < Mari odo, akin to Udmurt ud-; Udmurt

Example Sentences

When a Votyak bridegroom comes after the bride on the wedding-day she is denied to him three times.

From Project Gutenberg

Votyaks:      Indifference to chastity;      Mock capture; War:      An obstacle to love.

From Project Gutenberg

The Finnish Votyaks considered it honorable in a girl to be a mother before she was a wife.

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