Ugric

[ oo-grik, yoo- ]
/ ˈu grɪk, ˈyu- /

noun

a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.

adjective

Ugrian.

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Origin of Ugric

Ugr(ian) + -ic
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Ugric
/ (ˈuːɡrɪk, ˈjuː-) /

noun

one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages, including Hungarian and some languages of NW SiberiaCompare Finnic

adjective

of or relating to this group of languages or their speakers
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