Uralic

[ yoo-ral-ik ]

noun

1. a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.

adjective

1. Also of or relating to Uralic.

Uralic

/ jʊˈrælɪk; jʊˈreɪlɪən /

noun

1. See Ural-Altaic
   a superfamily of languages consisting of the Finno-Ugric family together with Samoyed See also Ural-Altaic

adjective

1. of or relating to these languages

Word History and Origins

Origin of Uralic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; Ural + -ic