Yurak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Yurak
1880–85; < Russian yurák; yur-, akin to Komi jaran Samoyed (compare Mansi jorin, Khanty jarən, jaran, jarγan ), with suffix as in Russian permyák Komi, votyák Udmurt ( see Votyak)
Example Sentences
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Such were also, and in some measure still are, the kindred Lapps, who with the allied Yurak Samoyeds of Arctic Russia are the only true nomads still surviving in Europe.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
Our hosts assured us that this must be the place, since no one hereabouts had ever heard of any other Yurak Rumi.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
Yurak Rumi is on top of the ridge between the Salcantay and Huadquiña valleys, probably on an ancient road which crossed the province of Uilcapampa.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
Consequently it seems reasonable to adopt the following conclusions: First, ñusta Isppana is the Yurak Rumi of Father Calancha.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
On our return to Huadquiña, we learned that the trail to Yurak Rumi would be ready “in a day or two.”
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
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