Votyak

American

[voh-tee-ak] / ˈvoʊ tiˌæk /

noun

Udmurt.

Votyak British

/ ˈvəʊtɪˌæk /

noun

a member of a Finnish people living chiefly in the Udmurt Autonomous Republic, between the Volga and the Urals
Also called: Udmurt. the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

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Etymology

Origin of Votyak

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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